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Awful choice of sample page for the second sample; couldn't you have found something less unpleasant? –  Chelonian Jun 24 at 15:31

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LCD Font Smoothing

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Horray! I found a solution.


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This also worked for me. I did not think that there would be a difference between Mini DisplayPort and HDMI. When it comes to connecting a MacbookPro, I guess there is a big difference. The font rendering is still not as crisp as my Ubuntu machine renders on the same monitor, but when comparing the same screen connected to Mini DisplayPort and HDMI, Mini DisplayPort is the clear winner. –  Sean McCleary Sep 22 at 17:18





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This isn't the problem being described. I know very well the differences in font rendering between the Mac OS X and Windows platforms. What's actually happening is a problem with the signal sent from the Mac to the monitor. The Mac is using the wrong color space, and it screws up font rendering, somehow. Forcing the color space to RGB, by using the patch-edid.rb script, has completely altered the font rendering on my external display, from "crunchy" to smooth. Good explanation here: ireckon.net/2013/03/… –  Alderete Apr 22 at 10:15

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