Screen Sharpness.

I have a problem that I can't accurately describe. The colours of my laptop screen seem...Dull for lack of a better word. They're not very sharp in comparison to my Xubuntu install, and in fact the entire image seems to feel stretched. I can only assume i've somehow misconfigured my Xorg.conf.
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "xtrap"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "Xkblayout" "gb"
Option "Xkbvariant" ""
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 30.0 - 130.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 100.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "DefaultRefresh" # [<bool>]
#Option "ModeSetClearScreen" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
Endsection
I was wondering if someone with a little more experience than me could have a glance over it for any obvious problems.
Thanks.

Update:
Out of lack of ideas of what to do, I remade my Xorg.conf file using hwd. It remade and used the vesa driver instead of the intel one i've been using. Using the Vesa driver removed the problem of a stretched and un-sharp (for lack of a better term) image, but added the problem of two large black bars down either side of the screen, so I switched back to intel.
So I've pretty much ruled out a misconfigured Xorg.conf
The problem might lie in the driver, but I doubt it. The Arch Wiki seems to have got it working fine before. (But gives little detail other than "Works with xf86-video-intel-2.0.")
What else could it possibly be? I'm tearing my hair out trying to figure it out. Maybe my Desktop Environment, LXDE?

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Message Edited by Donuts on 10-15-2008 09:45 AM
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BigDaddyTees wrote:
Does it really upscale the picture quality when you turn off the SD override under options or select stretch? I notice a slight difference when turning it off the picture looks a bit better but also there is alot less screen usage and only a fraction of the screen gets used with those black side bars that look a bit like viewing something in wide screen on the sides. Stretch varies greatly it says that the single is at 720p (my native resolution) but some things actually look worse than they would if I simply left them in 480I or 480p.
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Also,, using Stretch, the TV is overscanning, therefore softening the image as you lose 1:1 pixel mapping of most HDTVs.
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Good: portability, screen size.
Bad:power
IPad 4:
Good: Power, screen sharpness
Bad:big, heavy, not very.. Nice design
iPhone 5:
Good:power, portability.
Bad:battery life (big consideration), a bit small of a screen to immerse me in my games.
I would appreciate help, thank you!

iPad mini Vs iPad 4 Vs iPad 2 – A Detailed Comparison
http://www.redmondpie.com/ipad-mini-vs-ipad-4-vs-ipad-2-a-detailed-comparison/
iPad 2 vs iPad 3 vs iPad 4: Which Is the Best Buy?
http://ipad.about.com/od/Tablet_Computers_eReaders/a/iPad-2-Vs-iPad-3-Which-Is-T he-Better-Buy.htm
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/ipad-4-more-than-twice-as -fast-as-ipad-3-benchmarks-reveal-1108743
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/ipad-3-vs-ipad-4/
For your gaming, the iPad 4 would be superior. Maybe Apple will improve the next iPad mini.
 Cheers, Tom

HT4241 Does dvi to HDMI adapter works on mid 2007 iMac? Some how my iMac detect the sharp tv but the tv screen is black.

Does dvi to HDMI adapter works on mid 2007 iMac? Some how my iMac detect the sharp tv but the tv screen is black.

you need mini dvi to hdmi cable
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9321G/B/apple-mini-dvi-to-dvi-adapter?fnode=5 1
and
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HA835ZM/A/belkin-hdmi-to-dvi-d-cable-2-m66-ft? fnode=51

Screen Sharpness.

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