My Monitor: Westinghouse L2046NV 20.1" LCD Monitor: (Specs) Product Features 1,400 x 1,050 maximum resolution Analog RGB and digital DVI-D inputs 170-degree horizontal and 160-degree vertical viewing angles 300-nit brightness, high 900:1 contrast ratio PC and Mac compatible; 1-year warranty Technical Details Cabinet Color: Black Panel Size: 20.1" color TFT active matrix LCD, anti-static and hard coated Optimum Resolution: 1,400 x 1,050 PC Modes: VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA Color Capability: 16.2 million colors Response Time: 5 ms (gray to gray) Contrast Ratio: 650:1 Brightness: 300 nits typical Viewing Angles: 170 degrees horizontal, 160 degrees vertical Input Signal: HD-15 pin D-sub (VGA connector), DVI-D Voltage: 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz (auto switch), 1.6A Operating Conditions: Temp: 32 to 95 degrees F, Humidity: 20 to 90 percent (no condensation), Altitude: up to 3,000 meters Storage Conditions: Temp: -4 to 140 degrees F, Humidity: 10 to 90 percent (no condensation), Altitude: up to 12,000 meters Regulations: FCC-B, UL, CSA (CUL), Energy Star, CCC, VCCI, Plug and Play Power Consumption: AC on: less than 48 watts, AC off: less than 2 watts Lamp Life: 50,000 hours Installation Options: 100mm x 100mm VESA Pattern wall mounts Width: 18.3 inches Height: 16.7 inches Depth: 7.6 inches Weight: 10.8 pounds Warranty: 1 year In the box: 20.1-inch Westinghouse LCD monitor, detachable base stand, AC power cord, VGA male-male cable, user's manual, warranty card Card: NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600GT AGP (DVI/VGA/TV-Out) Manufacturer - Diablotek OS: Windows Vista OS (Retail - Full) Rig: SR1010Z PU027AV CTO (Compaq) Installed ForceWare Driver: NVIDIA Beta 163.44 (Also Tried With Last Final NVIDIA 162.22) Power Supply: ATX 400W BIOS Set To AGP Chipset: SiS760 (Drivers Up To Date) Currently connected with VGA, tried with DVI - same results. Situation: Purchased Monitor yesterday and replaced 17.5" MAG LCD monitor which displayed normal ar resolution od 1280 x 1024. New monitor is set to it's native resolution of 1400 x 1050. Display is grainy and pixelated as if contrast is high and sharpness is too sharp. I have played with all settings on the monitor to no avail. I have tried windows display settings as well as NVIDIA control panel - still no fix. Lower resolutions display as horribly blurry. I have installed and uninstalled drivers after each attempt to resolve, such as changing my BIOS and installing drivers. Please see screenshots at: http://www.neobrat.com/a1.jpg http://www.neobrat.com/a2.jpg http://www.neobrat.com/a3.jpg Take particular note of how radio button appears in a3.jpg I do have cleartype enable as well as Vista Aero. Please suggest a fix to this problem.. the current display is extremely harsh. Thank you so much in advance. p.s. in native resolution, changing text/font size in IE or Display Settings via Personalization basically renders no change. Text looks like a "dot matirx" printer and images appear as if they have been "sharpened" 10 times too many.

Did you recently update the drivers to the latest Nvidia drivers?

Finally gave up and took it back to store and I had them try out other monitors, seems like even the 17" displays the same.. these new LCD monitors are not like the ones just 2 years ago.. The display was just entirely too harsh for me, so I ended up purchasing a CRT until I can afford to get my old LCD fixed. Thank you anyways.