Can a graphic card solve the pixelation in a 24 inch monitor?

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I am a basic user who recently shifted from a 19 inch to a new 24 inch monitor- Dell S2422H. The text and display is noticeably pixelated. Videos may be less noticeable but the images, web pages, text are noticeably pixelated. The new monitor is running at its native resolution of 1920x1080 with 60Hz. I had a Ryzen3 based CPU running on onboard graphics (Mobo: ASRock B450 Pro) and the new monitor is connected to a HDMI port. I tried installing the latest display drivers (Adrenaline) from the AMD site but did not help. Tried the scaling to 150 or 175 but did not help. Downsizing the resolution also did not help much.

Will adding a basic or mid range graphic card help solve this issue? I am not a serious gamer so high end graphic card is not at all required.
Any work arounds if not the graphic card way? Or am I stuck here?
Buying another large size monitor is not a solution for me for now as I had already invested in this new monitor plus my work space cannot accommodate monitor beyond 25 inches. :-(

Thanks.

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Turn on Cleartype, tune it (Windows) & digit forum logo is of low quality apparently, it's not as sharp as it should be.

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Nope. Cleartype helped very little.

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I had this same problem when I changed my monitor to LG ultrawide. My MB was Asus H-97. The onboard HDMI port did not help much to reduce pixilation. I had to install a basic Nvidia Geforce GT 710 GPU. The pixilation problem was resolved after this.

Strange issue, such issues shouldn't exist on iGPU. Maybe cable is the issue? Also, I hope you tried removing graphics drivers using DDU & reinstalling drivers. I'm just guessing at this point.

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@techzarhow better is it after adding the graphic card? Did you change the resolution or the scaling in windows? Does it really help? And i read somewhere that if the HDMI port is not above 2.0 version, you cannot see 1080p videos. Is it true?

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omega44-xt said:
Strange issue, such issues shouldn't exist on iGPU. Maybe cable is the issue? Also, I hope you tried removing graphics drivers using DDU & reinstalling drivers. I'm just guessing at this point.

Yes. I tried reinstalling the drivers. Did not help any way.

Can you post a photo ?

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Attached.

Could be lower quality cables. Are you using HDMI/Displayport?

Can you go to this pc -> right click -> properties -> advanced system settings -> advanced tab -> performance settings and select adjust for best appearance.

Desmond said:
Could be lower quality cables. Are you using HDMI/Displayport?

I don't think so, HDMI, display port are fully digital.
It either works or it doesn't. Unlike VGA, where individual rust in pins can alter appearance.

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Nerevarine said:
Can you go to this pc -> right click -> properties -> advanced system settings -> advanced tab -> performance settings and select adjust for best appearance.

Done. No change.

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Desmond said:
Could be lower quality cables. Are you using HDMI/Displayport?

Tried two different cables. The one shipped with the monitor and another Amazon basics cable. Both with same results.

Do you still have your old monitor, Is the font coming on it correctly.?

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khalil1210 said:
Do you still have your old monitor, Is the font coming on it correctly.?

Yes I had it. It is Benq 19 inch VA panel monitor. It too had pixelation but not too much due to its smaller size i think. If I connect the old monitor to my Ryzen cpu and keep it at native resolution 1366x768 and the 100% or 150% scaling, no change. Same pixelation.

But If I connect the old monitor to my Dell Ltitude laptop, change the resolution to 1900x1080 and increase scaling to 150% the pixelation decreased a little bit. Atleast my eyes are not hurting.

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New dell monitor connected to Dell latitude laptop. Resolution at 1920x1080 and scaling at 100%. See how the text is jarred and pixelated?

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So is it all the graphic capabilities? Or did I get a faulty monitor? If not a faulty monitor does adding a bsic graphic card like GT710 or GT730 help?
Given the super inflated prices of graphic cards now, Asus GT730 card is the only cheapest card I found in Amazon.

Adding a graphics card will do nothing.

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Nerevarine said:
Adding a graphics card will do nothing.

So whats the solution then?

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user28 said:
@techzarhow better is it after adding the graphic card? Did you change the resolution or the scaling in windows? Does it really help? And i read somewhere that if the HDMI port is not above 2.0 version, you cannot see 1080p videos. Is it true?

My display resolution is 2560x1080. Once I installed the graphic card it auto detected and I did not change the scaling or anything else, everything worked fine. HDMI port will definitely be above 2.0 for your MB. Probably try to get a graphic card from a friend and check it. Also you can buy the Asus GT 730 from Amazon and check and if it does not work out for you it can be returned. Amazon will mention it as replacement but you can still return it as there will be an option.

I feel it is a driver issue, do you have a firestick or android tv box with hdmi or some other device which and plug and check

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khalil1210 said:
I feel it is a driver issue, do you have a firestick or android tv box with hdmi or some other device which and plug and check

Here it is. Same result.

Do you have a pendrive ? Can you try installing some basic small Linux system and running your PC on it ? Just to rule out the fact it's a software issue.

Ok nvm you already did it

user28 said:
Here it is. Same result.

Then obviously it's a monitor issue.

Can you try navigating monitor menus and select options that disable over sharpening or other post processing.

Try this op

Reduce brightness to 60/100
Saturation to 30/100
and contrast also to less value

Also try disable any power saving mode./ reading mode/ hdr mode

Also can you check if monitor is on 1920*1080

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I do not see any settings in the monitor. Attaching screenshots. The monitor is indeed showing the resolution 1920x1080. Confirmed from the monitor menu.

I have another hypothesis. Since your monitor can do 165 Hz @ 1080p, you need atleast HDMI 1.4b cable as well as a source to do it properly.

I know you said you are running in 60 Hz monitor but I kinda think it has something to do with refresh rate.

There should be a mode in the monitor to enable or disable HDMI 2.0. I remember I had it in my old LG monitor.

Okay nvm, I misread your monitor name. It can do 75 Hz at max.

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Download the manual,

1. Try resetting color settings.
2. Try resetting overall settings.
3. There is an RGB mode vs another color mode meant for DVD players. Try setting RGB mode
4. Try running monitor diagnostics. See end of file.

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Nerevarine said:
*www.google.com/url?q=*downloads.de...sQFnoECAsQAg&usg=AOvVaw2SCVWxz17kStb1805Lt08t

Download the manual,

1. Try resetting color settings.
2. Try resetting overall settings.
3. There is an RGB mode vs another color mode meant for DVD players. Try setting RGB mode
4. Try running monitor diagnostics. See end of file.

Nothing unusual in diagnostics. Changed color to RGB mode. Colors are inverted. Factory reset the monitor. But no luck.

If the above-mentioned also doesn't work and if monitor is still in return/replacement window, raise for return/replacement

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khalil1210 said:
If the above-mentioned also doesn't work and if monitor is still in return/replacement window, raise for return/replacement

Unfortunately that window is closed now.

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So what are my options now? Am I stuck with this monitor?
Or are there still chances of graphic card way? Or any high end hdmi cable?

user28 said:
Unfortunately that window is closed now.

When did you buy? and from where.

When did you first notice this issue.

user28 said:
So what are my options now? Am I stuck with this monitor

Warranty may be?

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khalil1210 said:
When did you buy? and from where.

When did you first notice this issue.

Warranty may be?

Amazon. Purchased in Dec 2021. It seems to be there from the begining but I did not pay much attention to it as I did not use daily. But noticed this as I started using it on a daily basis from a few weeks. For long hours my eyes are really hurting.

I dont see any other option other than submit it for warranty.

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Nerevarine said:
I dont see any other option other than submit it for warranty.

How do I convince them it is indeed a problem? Will they accept if I say pixelation?

I dont see why it would be a problem with warranty ? Just explain the issue to them and they should accept it.

Before doing warranty, you can also contact dell support.

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Case logged to Dell. Have to see what they do. Is this pixelation problem due to the monitor having just 92 DPI?

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If indeed due to low DPI, what options do we have for a 24 inch monitor with a higher DPI typically working at 1920x1080 resolution? Are there any brands to choose from? Inbuilt speakers will be an added advantage.

DPI means the density of pixels (or dots) in an inch.

You cant just increase or decrease DPI if your resolution and screen size is fixed. It is a number that you calculate from both.

Diagonal Screen size = 24 inch
Resolution = 1920x1080 -> Use pythagoras = diagonally, ~ 2202 pixels
divide both
2202/24 = ~ 91 Thats your DPI.

If you need higher DPI, buy a monitor that has higher screen res like 2560x1440 while having same size (24 inch).

user28 said:
Case logged to Dell. Have to see what they do. Is this pixelation problem due to the monitor having just 92 DPI?

If you look too closely, you will see pixels, but I have been happy with my old 24" 1080p monitor.

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Got the replacement from Dell today. Tested it and the same status. Pixelated text. It seems the monitor is more suited for videos rather than text applications. Disappointed.
Now I have to buy another monitor.

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omega44-xt said:
If you look too closely, you will see pixels, but I have been happy with my old 24" 1080p monitor.

I sit around at a distance of an arm's length from the monitor. I use progressive eye glasses. So cannot sit too far from the monitor.

Perhaps 24 inches is just too big for 1080p for you ?

Maybe u got used to laptop screens which have higher PPI.

I never hear anyone telling a 1080p 24" monitor to have pixelated issue. Another decent option is to go for a 27" or 28" with 4k(3840 x 2160) resolution.

I think this is issue with display drivers are I think you have connected your laptop to display.Is diplay through igpu or descrete gfx card in your laptop.

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pkkumarcool said:
I think this is issue with display drivers are I think you have connected your laptop to display.Is diplay through igpu or descrete gfx card in your laptop.

Through the onboard graphics of a Desktop. Ryzen 3 with vega 8 graphics. Same issue when connected to MSI laptop having intel onboard graphics.

user28 said:
Through the onboard graphics of a Desktop. Ryzen 3 with vega 8 graphics. Same issue when connected to MSI laptop having intel onboard graphics.

have you updated the graphics driver for the same?

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Nerevarine said:
Perhaps 24 inches is just too big for 1080p for you ?

Maybe u got used to laptop screens which have higher PPI.

Possible. So i do not have any other option now than to purchase another monitor with higher resolution. Cannot go beyond 24 or 25 inches due to space crunch on the desk. I found this Lenovo Q series Q24h-10 model which is having 2560x1440 resolution roughly with 123 DPI. Would this make noticeable difference from my existing monitor? Any other good suggestions with 24 inch size?

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pkkumarcool said:
have you updated the graphics driver for the same?

Yes both the desktop and laptop had the most recent drivers.

Go to a store to try it first. Dont make the same mistake again.

Try any 24 inch 1440p monitor/27 inch 1440p monitor to gauge the dpi. The model doesnt matter.

user28 said:
I sit around at a distance of an arm's length from the monitor. I use progressive eye glasses. So cannot sit too far from the monitor.

I sit like 60-70cm from my 27" 1440p & 24" 1080p monitors. Pixelation is not an issue for sure. I can see some pixelation in curves when I'm like 30cm away from my 1080p monitor.

24" 1440p is very rare. If you really can see pixels from like 50cm distance, maybe you need 27" 4K monitor, ppi will be like 163. I will recommend that you visit a computer store & see if you can see pixels on other monitors easily as well.