Monitor problem?

[Mook]

So I upgraded to a Samsung curved monitor for my home office over the summer (model #cf398). When using Chrome, it really seems like images and the picture in general is "soft" and when viewing images on FB, search, etc...the quality seems a bit on the low side.

My monitor at the office with just a basic dell tower seems to produce a better picture. My home computer is built and I'm rocking a gtx 1070...is there a setting Im maybe missing or turned off by accident? I did a quick search and no one is really complaining about this issue (other than the monitor being just decent overall).

Seems like its gotta be something stupid I'm missing.

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[Lord Tin Foilhat]

It's the new eyes

 

[Mook]

This was happening before my prosthetic eyes.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Look up monitor model + calibration. May need to fuck around with settings.

What kinda cable you using

 

[RICH17]

have you tried unplugging and plugging it back in?

 

[Mook]

Jiggling the cord too.

Its not that picture sucks, it just doesnt seem "right".

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

That why i asked what cable type

 

[Mook]

HDMI naturally.

 

[Mook]

Just switched to letting nvidia handle the color settings...seemed to help a bit.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Check the anti-aliasing settings in the nvidia control panel. Also, check the "cleartype text" mode in windows. I know both of those usually make everything look "soft"

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Check the monitor settings for eco friendly settings and turn that shit off. Or blue light features

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Also check Font Scaling DPI.

Windows is crap at actually scaling things correctly.

 

[Mook]

It's mostly just images and such looking lowish quality.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Contrast low?

 

[TCG Member 5219]

What’s the resolution?

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

he might want the blue light setting at night, easier on the eyes lol

 

[bikrboy128]

have you cycled through the different "picture" or color modes on the monitor? should be accessible through the menu on the monitor itself. make sure the refresh rate is set right in windows too.

 

[nytebyte]

What resolution and refresh rate are you running at? Go to Windows Settings (Winkey+I), then select "Display" (top option on left). Take note of the resolution. Then scroll down a bit and click on "Display adapter properties" and click on the "Monitor" tab. Take note of the refresh rate.

It could be that the HDMI cable isn't enough and you might need to go with a DisplayPort cable.