[Ham-Mac] External Monitor for Macbook

[John Merrill]

Carl:

Thanks for that link. That certainly is an explaination for it.

73,
John N1JM

On 8/19/07, Carl Makin <carl at stagecraft.cx> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> On 19/08/2007, at 1:45 AM, John Merrill wrote:
>
> > Tim, thanks. I run the resolution at 1280x1024, the highest resolution
> > of the monitor, I think.
> > It's still very good but as I said not as crisp as when attached to
> > the PC. But I suppose the video card driving it could be a factor,
> > too.
>
> Actually it's probably more a factor of the way the Mac renders fonts
> vs Windows.  This probably stems from the Mac's history as a
> publishing platform.  Here's a good article on it;
>
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html
>
> ---------------------
> Font smoothing, anti-aliasing, and sub-pixel rendering
> Apple and Microsoft have always disagreed in how to display fonts on
> computer displays. Today, both companies are using sub-pixel
> rendering to coax sharper-looking fonts out of typical low resolution
> screens. Where they differ is in philosophy.
>
> ---------------------
>
>
>
> You might also try changing the "Font smoothing style" in the
> "Appearance" preference pane to "best for LCD" which should help as
> well.
>
>
>
> Carl.
>
>
>
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