Everything looks blurry and also works very slowly after graphics drivers were updated. Other applications or browsers were unaffected.
Another issue that has been ever present since before this problem started is that the browser "freezes" for half a second or two while changing/reloading tabs if there are connection problems to certain sites.
Chosen solution
go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> General -> Remove Checkmark from Use Hardware Acceleration when available -> click OK
Check and tell if its working.
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-> Tap ALT key or press F10 to show the Menu Bar
-> go to View Menu -> Toolbars -> unselect All Unwanted toolbars
-> go to Tools Menu -> Clear Recent History -> Time range to clear: select EVERYTHING -> click Details (small arrow) button -> place Checkmarks on Cookies, Cache -> click Clear Now
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Content -> place Checkmarks on:
1) Block Pop-up windows 2) Load images automatically 3) Enable JavaScript
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Security -> place Checkmarks on:
1) Warn me when sites try to install add-ons 2) Block reported attack sites 3) Block reported web forgeries 4) Remember Passwords for sites
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> Offline Storage (Cache): click Clear Now button
-> click OK on Options window
-> click the Favicon on SearchBar -> click "Manage Search Engines" -> select all Unwanted Search Engines and click Remove button -> click OK
-> go to Tools Menu -> Add-ons -> Extensions section -> REMOVE All Unwanted/Suspicious Extensions (Add-ons) -> Restart Firefox
You can enable your Known & Trustworthy Add-ons later. Check and tell if its working.
Modified by Hasan
Sorry, no dice. Problem still persists. I've even re-updated my graphics drivers again.
Oddly, when no graphics drivers are installed (in between driver installs) firefox works normally (except for the freezing during tab reload/switching). However, this is not a preferred solution as I need my graphics drivers installed. Firefox had worked normally while the old drivers were installed but the problem still persists after reverting from new drivers.
Attached image shows how everything looks blurred on Firefox 5 compared to another browser. While FF is open everything slows down to a crawl as if I'm running on only 32mb of RAM.
Chosen Solution
go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> General -> Remove Checkmark from Use Hardware Acceleration when available -> click OK
Check and tell if its working.
Excellent, that solved it. Thanks for the help!