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January 26, 2014 12:36:02 PM

I have recently bought a new laptop, Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p, to be exact. It comes with a full HD screen and dual GT 750m's. The screen is really blurry, not only text like I've been reading in many other forums. It seems as though if I were just able to increase sharpness on the laptop it would fix the problem, but I cannot find it anywhere, and I am unable to find any forum to help me with finding a sharpness option. I have these problems only in applications though: Google Chrome, Firefox, League of Legends. The desktop and the start menu I believe it is look fine, could be a little bit clearly, but doable. Is there really anything I am able to do about this? All drivers are up to date, I am 100% sure of this because I just updated them before writing this.


Laptop Specs are:

Intel Core i5 4200M(2.5GHz)
6GB Memory 1TB+8GB SSHD Hybrid Drive
2 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (SLI)
1920 x 1080
Windows 8

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January 26, 2014 12:58:08 PM

that machine has 1920x1080 screen, make sure your graphics driver is also set to the same resolution.

if it is set correctly, then you can adjust the clear type text in control panel

(control panel -> appearance and personalization-> display
then select adjust clear type text, ....)

if all else fails you need to download the current driver software for your machine and run its version of control panel app.
- might check your monitor profile also if the above does not work
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January 26, 2014 3:37:48 PM

johnbl said:
that machine has 1920x1080 screen, make sure your graphics driver is also set to the same resolution.

if it is set correctly, then you can adjust the clear type text in control panel

(control panel -> appearance and personalization-> display
then select adjust clear type text, ....)

if all else fails you need to download the current driver software for your machine and run its version of control panel app.
- might check your monitor profile also if the above does not work


It is set to 1080, and like I said it's not only the text, I've done the cleartext many times and that has only made it worse. As I stated before all drivers are up to date
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a b * Windows 8
January 26, 2014 8:18:57 PM

is the display out of focus while it is booted into BIOS? (ie windows not loaded)
if only blurry in windows see if you can select a different refresh rate: 60/70/72/75Hz to give a better output

have you tried Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution
advanced settings, select color management, tab , advanced and click th "calibrate display" button
and go through the calibration? I have a ICC profile loaded for my monitor and did not calibrate the display

boggz7 said:
johnbl said:
that machine has 1920x1080 screen, make sure your graphics driver is also set to the same resolution.

if it is set correctly, then you can adjust the clear type text in control panel

(control panel -> appearance and personalization-> display
then select adjust clear type text, ....)

if all else fails you need to download the current driver software for your machine and run its version of control panel app.
- might check your monitor profile also if the above does not work


It is set to 1080, and like I said it's not only the text, I've done the cleartext many times and that has only made it worse. As I stated before all drivers are up to date
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January 27, 2014 7:14:23 PM

johnbl said:
is the display out of focus while it is booted into BIOS? (ie windows not loaded)
if only blurry in windows see if you can select a different refresh rate: 60/70/72/75Hz to give a better output

have you tried Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution
advanced settings, select color management, tab , advanced and click th "calibrate display" button
and go through the calibration? I have a ICC profile loaded for my monitor and did not calibrate the display

boggz7 said:
johnbl said:
that machine has 1920x1080 screen, make sure your graphics driver is also set to the same resolution.

if it is set correctly, then you can adjust the clear type text in control panel

(control panel -> appearance and personalization-> display
then select adjust clear type text, ....)

if all else fails you need to download the current driver software for your machine and run its version of control panel app.
- might check your monitor profile also if the above does not work


It is set to 1080, and like I said it's not only the text, I've done the cleartext many times and that has only made it worse. As I stated before all drivers are up to date


Bios runs clear and the monitor is set to 60hz which is the only refresh rate it supports. I did the Calibrate Display and everything was already normal there. The icons on the task bar are very clear as well. Everything else looks like I should be wearing glasses to see it clearly. I also just noticed something, when I open certain windows they are much more blurry than previous windows, eg: Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution, then advanced settings, everything up until this point is a bit blurry but doable. Then from advanced settings under "adapter" I click properties and everything is about twice as hard to read. Also to the point of being unreadable. Is there a possibility that this laptop just has a bad monitor? On my desktop I have a 1080p LG LED monitor and that looks beautiful in comparison to this. I'm not expecting this laptop to look as good as that, but I just want something that doesn't strain my eyes to try to see.

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January 28, 2014 8:36:47 AM

it can be that you have a panel that has some bad control electronics or even graphics card. I did look up your machine, they make the same model with 5 different LCD screens from several different vendors. I think 1 of the screen types were 1920X1024 but the others were all 1366 x 768 native. I would confirm that it is not your display driver causing the problem. To do this I would boot under the Microsoft default display driver. run MSCONFIG.exe, select boot tab, check the base video option, select apply and reboot and see if you see any screen distortion while in windows (low res). if it looks distorted then I think you have a bad panel, If it looks ok,

Uninstall the installed nvidia drivers(from control panel) and download and install the current nvidia drivers from
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
Product type = GeForce
Product series = GeForce 700m series (notebook)
product = GeForce gt 750M

then select your version of OS and do a complete install of the drivers
then run your msconfig again and change the boot option back (unselect base video option and apply then reboot and see if you still have problems.

There are not going to be any direct monitor controls on you screen, but you can tweak settings using the NVIDIA software that will get installed with the full install of drivers+control software.

In the end, if you event suspect it is bad electronics return the device if you can and get a replacement. I have tweaked monitors to get them to work correctly only to have them fail a month or two later when I could not return them place I bought it and had to return it to the manufacture.

boggz7 said:
johnbl said:
is the display out of focus while it is booted into BIOS? (ie windows not loaded)
if only blurry in windows see if you can select a different refresh rate: 60/70/72/75Hz to give a better output

have you tried Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution
advanced settings, select color management, tab , advanced and click th "calibrate display" button
and go through the calibration? I have a ICC profile loaded for my monitor and did not calibrate the display

boggz7 said:
johnbl said:
that machine has 1920x1080 screen, make sure your graphics driver is also set to the same resolution.

if it is set correctly, then you can adjust the clear type text in control panel

(control panel -> appearance and personalization-> display
then select adjust clear type text, ....)

if all else fails you need to download the current driver software for your machine and run its version of control panel app.
- might check your monitor profile also if the above does not work


It is set to 1080, and like I said it's not only the text, I've done the cleartext many times and that has only made it worse. As I stated before all drivers are up to date


Bios runs clear and the monitor is set to 60hz which is the only refresh rate it supports. I did the Calibrate Display and everything was already normal there. The icons on the task bar are very clear as well. Everything else looks like I should be wearing glasses to see it clearly. I also just noticed something, when I open certain windows they are much more blurry than previous windows, eg: Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution, then advanced settings, everything up until this point is a bit blurry but doable. Then from advanced settings under "adapter" I click properties and everything is about twice as hard to read. Also to the point of being unreadable. Is there a possibility that this laptop just has a bad monitor? On my desktop I have a 1080p LG LED monitor and that looks beautiful in comparison to this. I'm not expecting this laptop to look as good as that, but I just want something that doesn't strain my eyes to try to see.


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February 22, 2014 9:58:57 PM

Hi, sorry my english is not so good.. haha, I had the same problem but I found a solution to this:

Right click on Google Chrome or in any blurry application or program.
Then click properties.
Then click compatibility.
Then select "disable display scaling on high DPI settings".
Click "apply" and "ok".
Now open Google Chrome and it is clear!!

You can use this steps with almost any program that is not clear.
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February 24, 2014 4:37:00 PM

I just got the same laptop today and have the same issue with blurry text. Please advise.


Laptop Specs are:

Intel Core i5 4200M(2.5GHz)
6GB Memory 1TB+8GB SSHD Hybrid Drive
2 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (SLI)
1920 x 1080
Windows 8.1
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March 4, 2014 1:14:28 PM

This answer fixed it for me on 2 different laptops. It seems to be something with Windows 8.1 and scaling:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_update/windows-81-update-blurred-fonts-how-to-fix/22720d9f-a0db-4351-b48e-0d235c0348a0

boggz7 said:
I have recently bought a new laptop, Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p, to be exact. It comes with a full HD screen and dual GT 750m's. The screen is really blurry, not only text like I've been reading in many other forums. It seems as though if I were just able to increase sharpness on the laptop it would fix the problem, but I cannot find it anywhere, and I am unable to find any forum to help me with finding a sharpness option. I have these problems only in applications though: Google Chrome, Firefox, League of Legends. The desktop and the start menu I believe it is look fine, could be a little bit clearly, but doable. Is there really anything I am able to do about this? All drivers are up to date, I am 100% sure of this because I just updated them before writing this.


Laptop Specs are:

Intel Core i5 4200M(2.5GHz)
6GB Memory 1TB+8GB SSHD Hybrid Drive
2 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (SLI)
1920 x 1080
Windows 8


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May 14, 2014 12:33:07 AM

acf_200 said:
Hi, sorry my english is not so good.. haha, I had the same problem but I found a solution to this:

Right click on Google Chrome or in any blurry application or program.
Then click properties.
Then click compatibility.
Then select "disable display scaling on high DPI settings".
Click "apply" and "ok".
Now open Google Chrome and it is clear!!

You can use this steps with almost any program that is not clear.


I had the same problem as the author of this thread, and this fixed it for me! Thank you, kind stranger!

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August 1, 2014 1:10:29 AM

oh my god , im also having the same problem. my laptop is also lenovo y510p. the fonts in my desktop nd start menu are clearly visible bt the fonts in apllications like google chrome, mozilla firefox ,etc and also in installation wizard.I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ONLY AFTER UPGRADING MY WINDOWS OS FROM 8 TO 8.1 .the graphic driver is also up to date. I really dont kno wat to do . SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT .

laptop specs:
intel core i7
8gb ram , 1tb hard disk
2gb nvidia geforce gt755m
1920*1080
win 8.
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August 1, 2014 12:57:45 PM

yeshwanthsagar said:
oh my god , im also having the same problem. my laptop is also lenovo y510p. the fonts in my desktop nd start menu are clearly visible bt the fonts in apllications like google chrome, mozilla firefox ,etc and also in installation wizard.I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ONLY AFTER UPGRADING MY WINDOWS OS FROM 8 TO 8.1 .the graphic driver is also up to date. I really dont kno wat to do . SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT .

laptop specs:
intel core i7
8gb ram , 1tb hard disk
2gb nvidia geforce gt755m
1920*1080
win 8.


I tried a few of the solutions and they helped me perfectly. You may need to run through all of them to get what you need. You can also try to set your resolution to 1080i. I had troubles when I connected my tv to my PC and setting the resolution to 1080i fixed it.
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