Fonts look horrible - 10.11.5 - HD530 - U3415W

[srix55]

Hm, can you take a couple of regular screenshots instead? Not zoomed in or anything, just a screenshot of your entire desktop.

Hi, did you solve the problem?

 

[HappyJack247]

Hi, did you solve the problem?

In my case it was a poor quality DVI cable. After changing it, all was well.

 

[gabrielsousa]

gave up on hackintosh because of the image on other monitores, tried hdmi, dvi dp and minidp, image suck

 

[HappyJack247]

gave up on hackintosh because of the image on other monitores, tried hdmi, dvi dp and minidp, image suck

You need to put up your machine profile, so that people can offer suggestions.

 

[gabrielsousa]

You need to put up your machine profile, so that people can offer suggestions.

i dont use my t460s display,
i use 2 external monitors connected to DVI and miniDP

i have 2 samsung 24" s24e450

what are the settings you advise me ?

 

[BaseZen]

So, just upgraded from an Acer 23" 1920x1080 w/HDMI <--> HDMI to a much higher end Asus 27" PB277 2560x1440 on my 2014 Mac Mini (Macmini7,1 Intel i5) (Intel Iris graphics 1.5GB).

Here's my wisdom:

• HDMI port on the mini is v1.0, meaning 1920x1080 @60Hz only. The data bandwidth just isn't there. There's HDMI 1.1, 1.2, etc, argh!
• Thunderbolt to DisplayPort (I think they're the same protocol) goes up to the 2560x1440 @75Hz giving the desired result
• Fonts looked terribly choppy UNTIL...
• Through monitor's hardware settings, I turned the VividPixel feature DOWN from 100% to 25%. Now all is beautiful!
• Font smoothing setting through defaults had no apparent effect, left the setting on in General.
• Tangentially, spend the extra money on full 3D adjustability -- this monitor stand has 8" height, face rotation 180 deg, tilt, and 360 swivel. Very thoughtful. And hardware menu is very nice.

 

[jefson]

I have been searching for a solution to this for ages. Turned out to be the generic 3 meter DVI cable I was using.
I tried a shorter and better quality one and guess what? It works perfectly now. Wish I had started with the one supplied with the monitor.

lmfaoo tysm you're a goat. Changed HDMI1 to HDMI2 and BOOM! Been trying to look for a solution for ages.