BING Streetmap is fuzzy

[LisaGarvey]

The BING streetmap is fuzzy. It doesn't produce a nice crisp background. Regardless of the scale or pdf dpi, the streetmap background doesn't improve (the road labels are particularly bad). Reprojecting on the fly or using it in its default coordinate system doesn't make a difference.

I have attached a sample. It is particularly noticeable when printed.
Any help would be appreciated because it is such a quick and easy way to make a vicinity map.

Thanks,
Lisa

[MikeSwope]

The scales aren't designed that way.

If you look, one scale is either half or double than the scale next to it. 2257(x2) = 4514, and that (x2) is 9028.

As you zoom in...
At the fist zoom level, there is 1 tile, the next there is 4, then 16 and so forth.

The scales were picked probably from a dpi setting that's relevant to monitors, not ground units.