savestheday Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Hi guys, So I've been irritated lately by the way text looks on some websites. I've tried different anti aliasing settings in OS X (even via terminal) and it hasn't helped. The website where I see it the most is www.vcdq.com (pls don't judge!). I have (2) Dell 2408FPW's on two different hackintoshes. When I hook either one up to my MacBook Pro, the issue disappears. Both hackintoshes have nVidia cards (one 8800 GS & one GTX 260). Strangely, the MacBook Pro also has an nVidia card (8600M). I'm running the latest Chameleon RC5 release but it's happened on both hackintoshes for as long as I can remember, it's just finally starting to annoy me. Has anyone seen anything like this before?! Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235754-browser-text-anti-aliasing/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Nope. Looks OK. I too have Dell 2408WFP display. Checked the site you've linked to. Everything is smooth and nice... I've NVGF8800 Ultra. Enabled with ATY_Init (GraphicsEnabler=Yes enables only full resolution but no Core Image or Quartz Extreme, same with EFI string). AnVAL4 boot loader is used. Leopard 10.5.8 Retail-like. EDIT: Firefox 3.6.12 EDIT2: Added Windows7 (native) version. Firefox 3.6.12. Same PC&display. Not sure if the difference is very obvious. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235754-browser-text-anti-aliasing/#findComment-1572962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Firefox 3.6.12 on 10.6.4: Firefox 3.6.12 in Parallels running XP Professional: There's a clear difference. I think I prefer the anti-aliasing in OS X. Specs: 9800GTX+, Snow Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 nvidia drivers, DVI, Samsung 943BX. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235754-browser-text-anti-aliasing/#findComment-1572993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
savestheday Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 Yeah I found out that Leopard didn't have these issues. I did find a quasi solution tho... http://www.macworld.com/article/145157/200...l?lsrc=rss_main Seems Snow Leopard messed with some LCD's (which would be why yours didn't have the issue). This terminal command (different from the one I used previously) WORKED! It still doesn't look as good as it does with the MBP hooked up but it's much better. Also, I have anti aliasing issues on the front page. If you go into the forums, it usually works a lot better. That small font on the front page is what kills it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235754-browser-text-anti-aliasing/#findComment-1573477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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