# Computer Graphics/Pics Look Not Right
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 23, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533 "2005-06-23T14:55:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@neisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neisha)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/1 "2005-06-23T14:55:25Z")
Can someone tell me what (and how to change it) setting I need to change to make graphics and pictures look right. Right now they lack proper color and appear blurry.
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### Author:  [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/2 "2005-06-23T15:11:18Z")
What kind of computer? What operating system? What kind of monitor? How exactly are the colors incorrect? Is it blurry for all types of sotware?
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### Author:  [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/3 "2005-06-23T15:21:39Z")
Did they just become blurry, etc. recently? If so, what changed?
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### Author:  [@neisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neisha)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/4 "2005-06-23T15:23:53Z")
> [@scr4](#):
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> What kind of computer? What operating system? What kind of monitor? How exactly are the colors incorrect? Is it blurry for all types of sotware?
**What kind of computer?** _Just a normal one?_
**What operating system?** _Windows XP_
**What kind of monitor?** _KDS monitor; Etreme Flat_
**How exactly are the colors incorrect?** _All internet graphics and pictures look like they are only showing a limited number of colors.__Photographs look okay until I post them on the internet, then they lack color and definition._
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### Author:  [@neisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neisha)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/5 "2005-06-23T15:24:56Z")
> [@Nanoda](#):
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> Did they just become blurry, etc. recently? If so, what changed?
It’s my mom’s computer, she didn’t know they should appear more clear.
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### Author:  [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/6 "2005-06-23T15:48:12Z")
> [@neisha](#):
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> **What kind of monitor?** _KDS monitor; Etreme Flat_
Is that CRT or LCD?
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> **How exactly are the colors incorrect?** _All internet graphics and pictures look like they are only showing a limited number of colors._
So have you checked how many colors it’s set to? Just right-click on the desktop, choose Properties and go to the Settings tab. There’s a Color Quality setting there. Also while you’re there, check the resolution and make sure it’s appropriate for your monitor.
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> _Photographs look okay until I post them on the internet, then they lack color and definition._
In which software do photographs look “okay”?
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### Author:  [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/7 "2005-06-23T22:59:19Z")
> [@neisha](#):
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> **What kind of computer?** _Just a normal one?_
> **What operating system?** _Windows XP_
> **What kind of monitor?** _KDS monitor; Etreme Flat_
> **How exactly are the colors incorrect?** _All internet graphics and pictures look like they are only showing a limited number of colors.__Photographs look okay until I post them on the internet, then they lack color and definition._
So you’re saying everything off the internet looks okay, and all online graphics look bad?
It sounds like she’s using some sort of Web Accelerator software that compresses the images to make them load faster (with the side effect of having them appear uglier). What ISP does she use?
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### Author:  [@neisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neisha)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/8 "2005-06-23T23:22:34Z")
> [@Reply](#):
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> So you’re saying everything off the internet looks okay, and all online graphics look bad?
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> It sounds like she’s using some sort of Web Accelerator software that compresses the images to make them load faster (with the side effect of having them appear uglier). What ISP does she use?
Yes, it is everything on the internet that looks bad. She uses Earthlink and Fire Fox.
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### Author:  [@neisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neisha)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/9 "2005-06-23T23:25:31Z")
The images still appear bad when I use IE, but I can right click on the image and click on **restore image with full quality** , then it appears the way it should. Fire Fox does not give that option. But I don’t want her to have to click on every image just to see it correctly.
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### Author:  [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/10 "2005-06-23T23:28:16Z")
Hmm… according to [this page](http://www.earthlink.net/software/free/accelerator/faq/#tradeoff), it seems that you can check the settings by clicking on the EarthLink “Toolbox”. Then you can make the accelerator show you the pictures in their original quality (or even set the default quality to highest and always get the original pics).
Try it and see if that’s the issue.
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### Author:  [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/11 "2005-06-23T23:30:50Z")
I didn’t see your second post. Okay, so at least you know what the problem is.
[This other page](http://www.earthlink.net/software/free/accelerator/settings/) has a section on “How to Customize Your Settings”. Try setting the quality to “Minimum Speed (Highest Image Quality)” and see if that affects Firefox performance as well. It should, hopefully.
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### Author:  [@neisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neisha)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2005, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-graphics-pics-look-not-right/309533/12 "2005-06-24T02:53:35Z")
> [@Reply](#):
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> Hmm… according to [this page](http://www.earthlink.net/software/free/accelerator/faq/#tradeoff), it seems that you can check the settings by clicking on the EarthLink “Toolbox”. Then you can make the accelerator show you the pictures in their original quality (or even set the default quality to highest and always get the original pics).
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> Try it and see if that’s the issue.
That was it! You’re brilliant!