In Chrome 37.x go to chrome://flags and disable DirectWrite. That's the first thing i did with this update.
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Blurry Text in Windows 8
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I did a clean install of Windows 8 RTM when it became available.
The blurry font rendering that plagued the Preview versions has remained.
It is particularly bad in IE10 and Office 2013.
No amount of adjustment with Clear Type tuner helps much.
I have tried all the fixes recommended like ticking "use Software rendering instead of GPU rendering" in IE10 and in Options in Office 2013.
It makes absolutely no difference.
I installed Windows 8 on completely different hardware to check if it was a graphics card issue. The poor font rendering was still there.
I am currently dual booting Windows 7 and 8 on the same PC. Fonts in Windows 7 remain perfectly clear. In windows 8 they are so bad, the OS is basically unusable.
How do I get readable fonts in Windows 8?
Hardware: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO, Intel Core i7 3770K, ASUS Radeon HD7770 graphics, Samsung Syncmaster 2443BW 24 inch monitor.
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2012-11-07T00:24:22+00:00 I also have this problem. It looks horrible this blurry stuff!
I've got a Philips 240B and a Samsung 191T with NVIDIA GT 620. Also tried all settings. None helped :-(
Please give us a workaround ...
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2012-11-06T06:03:44+00:00 I've also tried adjustments to my G.card - no result. I also think that it's a non-hardware issue. Is there someone who's purchased surface tablets (any tablet with w8)? How IE fonts look on those tablets? Should this issue be also on tablets.....
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Anonymous
2012-11-06T05:27:36+00:00 I have the same issue. I have a Dell 27" LCD monitor and the text in Chrome looks OK, but the text in IE 10 looks bold and blurry. I thought it might be a video card issue, but after reading other posts, I don't think so.
No amount of adjusting the resolution or Clear Type has helped. I'm going to check out some new PCs next time I go to Best Buy and see if it's an issue with them.
Dell Core i7 desktop / Nvidia GTX 280 video card.