slumdogtrillionaire Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 im using a crt 1024x768@60hz just to compare font sharpness. i have to say XP font rendering is the sharpest. even after fiddling around with font settings clear type etc i cant get the font to be as sharp as xp in 7 or 8. can the same sort of rendering be achieved in 7/8 as present in xp? the sharpness makes a huge difference in eye comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted October 3, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted October 3, 2012 Well, ClearType was never really meant for use with CRT screens. You'd probably get the best results with it turned off. Also, I think the standard Windows fonts have been updated in Windows 7 and 8, so they look a bit off without ClearType on. Don't quote me on that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rk_b0mb Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Edit: Never mind. Didn't see "CRT". LOL! I need some coffee!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slumdogtrillionaire Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 They are smoother, too. The XP ones have jaggies. Edit: CRT...mmmkay....I'm an idiot....Just ignore me.... ;) I need to go get some coffee....lol... lol dude the 'computer' is softer than the more contrasty + cleaner edges 'my computer' on the crt ;-) but since that is a screenshot capture it shouldnt matter if its the crt im seeing it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rk_b0mb Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 lol dude the 'computer' is softer than the more contrasty + cleaner edges 'my computer' on the crt ;-) but since that is a screenshot capture it shouldnt matter if its the crt im seeing it on. Heh...Quoted my post before I made it better. *facepalm* it's one of those Wednesdays. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slumdogtrillionaire Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Heh...Quoted my post before I made it better. *facepalm* it's one of those Wednesdays. :) :rofl: all cool mate f0rk_b0mb 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slumdogtrillionaire Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 ok i got rid of all traces of font smoothing in windows 7 using the registry entry below. but it doesnt work fully in windows 8. e.g. the screen resolution window in windows 8 still has plenty of text rendered using some smoothing. any ideas with windows 8 smoothing removal? Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "FontSmoothingType"=dword:00000000 "FontSmoothing"="0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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