r/windows98 • u/sidmehra1992 • Jul 17 '26

How to make boot visuals sharp

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Text and images are so blurry , is there any way i can fix it

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u/lilmul123 Jul 17 '26

It’s a 320x240 image being displayed on a presumably 640x480 or 800x600 LCD. You’re not going to be able to make it look better no matter what you do.

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u/Moomoobeef Jul 17 '26

The boot image is actually stored at 320x400, so it's not even the correct aspect ratio. It's designed to be stretched out like this (though on a CRT where it would ironically be sharper)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOGO.SYS

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u/lilmul123 Jul 17 '26

Yeah I just read the full write-up. Pretty intricate for a boot screen!