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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1088969" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Now that you have some understanding of why they are different and why the media and print industry primarily use Macs, there are a couple of things you can play with in System Preferences. </p><p></p><p>In the Appearance pane at the bottom, you can toy with turning on and off 'Use LCD font smoothing....' and adjusting the 'Turn off text font smoothing...'.</p><p></p><p>I believe I was using '12 and smaller' when I was trying to use my Mac connected to any of my HDTVs, but never really found anything I liked.</p><p></p><p>Most people don't seem to notice this, are just not bothered by it, or get use to it over some period of time. According to Joel, guess I'm one of those Windows fanboys opting for what I'm familiar with. But, after 2 years of pretty much exclusive use of my Mac at home, I finally had to build a Windows box for my HTPC. I want crisp, clear, and readable text on my 42 - 65" screens and don't really give a hoot about what they're going to look like when printed on paper. On smaller screens of appropriate resolutions, I don't notice it so much. Or, at least, I don't find myself wanting to reach for a stronger pair of reading glasses. Don't even think it would bother me that much on your 24" screen at that resolution any more.</p><p></p><p>(And some folks would call me a Mac fanboy - ;D)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1088969, member: 24160"] Now that you have some understanding of why they are different and why the media and print industry primarily use Macs, there are a couple of things you can play with in System Preferences. In the Appearance pane at the bottom, you can toy with turning on and off 'Use LCD font smoothing....' and adjusting the 'Turn off text font smoothing...'. I believe I was using '12 and smaller' when I was trying to use my Mac connected to any of my HDTVs, but never really found anything I liked. Most people don't seem to notice this, are just not bothered by it, or get use to it over some period of time. According to Joel, guess I'm one of those Windows fanboys opting for what I'm familiar with. But, after 2 years of pretty much exclusive use of my Mac at home, I finally had to build a Windows box for my HTPC. I want crisp, clear, and readable text on my 42 - 65" screens and don't really give a hoot about what they're going to look like when printed on paper. On smaller screens of appropriate resolutions, I don't notice it so much. Or, at least, I don't find myself wanting to reach for a stronger pair of reading glasses. Don't even think it would bother me that much on your 24" screen at that resolution any more. (And some folks would call me a Mac fanboy - ;D) [/QUOTE]
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