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Fonts and SD resolution
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2008-04-06, 04:22 PM
I just (finally!) deployed my server to our main TV downstairs. It's an SD 36" TV set. During my testing, I was using a 20.5" Dell monitor with 1680X1050 resolution. Now moving to SD, things are definitely different. I set my TV out to 1024x768 resolution. I'm not sure if 800x600 would have been better, but at that resolution, working with windows screens is difficult because things seem to get cutoff.

Anyway, my issue is the font sizes. I have some difficulty reading the show descriptions while watching a show, TV listings info, and especially in Netflix watch now plugin. Should I mess with the font size somewhere (if so, where?) or decrease to 800x600 on TV out (s-video by the way)?

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2008-04-06, 04:28 PM
The fonts are all the same relative size regardless of the resolution you're running. The fonts arent any smaller, and you'd fit exactly the same number of lines of text on the screen if they were stacked on top of each other.

If you've switched from a 16:9 monitor to a 4:3 tv, then the new set isnt as wide relatively so text wraps earlier etc, but in general all the same font size etc. Things just look better on a higher resolution, widescreen tv or monitor.

Your only option is to look for a different skin that uses a larger font.
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