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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 274754" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>I am using a large 21.3" Viewsonic monitor, running at 1600x1200 and around 96 DPI. I have an excellent display, so that is not the issue. The rendering issues are visible on all Macs I have seen, including those at my local Apple store. You may be right, it may just be an artistic preference sort of thing. I prefer the sharper crisper display, some folks prefer the more rounded smoothed one - Apple must be amongst those.</p><p></p><p>I am guessing from the lack of pointers in the posts to date that no one knows of any third party tools that might allow you to mess more with the smoothing (thanks xstep, I have tried the Turn Off option, but it only goes up to 12 point - I am looking for a global "turn off" option I guess).</p><p></p><p>There is not a separate anti aliasing control somewhere, is there? The one Smoothing control seems to be all there is.</p><p></p><p>Thanks, and thanks for taking this post in the spirit in which it was intended. It is not Mac bashing, it is a hunt for Mac improving. Despite the fact that I didn't love the font rendering, which I saw at the Apple store BEFORE I purchased my Mac, I went ahead anyway. The benefits of a Mac so far outweigh this little niggle that it was a no brainer. I guess I am now seeking to improve on perfection though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 274754, member: 17052"] I am using a large 21.3" Viewsonic monitor, running at 1600x1200 and around 96 DPI. I have an excellent display, so that is not the issue. The rendering issues are visible on all Macs I have seen, including those at my local Apple store. You may be right, it may just be an artistic preference sort of thing. I prefer the sharper crisper display, some folks prefer the more rounded smoothed one - Apple must be amongst those. I am guessing from the lack of pointers in the posts to date that no one knows of any third party tools that might allow you to mess more with the smoothing (thanks xstep, I have tried the Turn Off option, but it only goes up to 12 point - I am looking for a global "turn off" option I guess). There is not a separate anti aliasing control somewhere, is there? The one Smoothing control seems to be all there is. Thanks, and thanks for taking this post in the spirit in which it was intended. It is not Mac bashing, it is a hunt for Mac improving. Despite the fact that I didn't love the font rendering, which I saw at the Apple store BEFORE I purchased my Mac, I went ahead anyway. The benefits of a Mac so far outweigh this little niggle that it was a no brainer. I guess I am now seeking to improve on perfection though! [/QUOTE]
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