If Your Counter Fonts are Jagged

 

For some unknown reason, some computers have clean crisp fonts (for the counter numbers) and other computers have very jagged looking fonts.  So far, I have not been able to track down the source of this problem.  I suspect that the problem is the computer is using a generic video driver instead of the driver that was designed for your video card.  You might want to find out what video card your computer has and see if you have the driver disk laying around.  Also, most video card makers will allow you to download the drivers for free.  However, if this does not work, here are a couple suggestions:

  1. You might try changing the screen resolution (changing it either higher or lower)

    1. Click on START

    2. Select CONTROL PANEL

    3. Select DISPLAY

    4. Click on the SETTINGS tab

    5. Adjust the screen resolution
       

  2. Try changing the "color quality" (which is in the same location as screen resolution)

  3. On Windows XP, there is a feature that allows you to change

    1. Click on START

    2. Right click on MY COMPUTER

    3. Click on PROPERTIES

    4. At the top of the window, click on the ADVANCED tab

    5. Near the top, you will find a section called PERFORMANCE.  Click on SETTINGS

    6. Click on the VISUAL EFFECTS tab at the top of the window

    7. Click on ADJUST FOR BEST APPEARANCE
       

  4. You may try to increase the "Refresh Rate" on your computer video driver.  To change this, do the following:

    1. Open the CONTROL PANEL

    2. Open DISPLAY

    3. Go to the SETTINGS tab

    4. Click on the ADVANCED button

    5. Click on the MONITOR tab

    6. Under the "Screen Refresh Rate" select a higher number.

    7. Press OK