Large displays, am I missing something?

[Niode]

Try the Firefox plugin NoSquint, or even the zoom from the Firefox view menu.
You can also change your computer's Font Sizes from the Appearance Tab of the Display Properties, or change your computer's DPI
Display Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> General -> Display -> DPI Setting

He mentioned he uses Mac OS most.

To change the font smoothing on a mac you need to go to System Preferences > Show All > Appearance and right at the bottom there are the controls for font smoothing. This changes the anti-aliasing of the font making text on certain fonts easier to read.

There's no way to change the DPI setting on OSX without editing the xserve configuration using Terminal. Even then I'm pretty sure that won't change any apps using cocoa or quarts. I actually like the 72dpi setting OSX has by default. It's easier on the eyes.

[RCBH928]

I'll be honest its easier to read on the OS X platform , things are much smooth, on XP its just too sharp.

But is this what all of you do?
You zoom in each page to read on huge displays?

[Ivo]

I'll be honest its easier to read on the OS X platform , things are much smooth, on XP its just too sharp.

But is this what all of you do?
You zoom in each page to read on huge displays?

I use the browser at fullscreen without any issues; with .pdfs and similar I get by with the "fit to width" which isn't much hassle. To recap, this is on a 22'' at a bit more than arm's length, and on a 20'' as well (home and work).

Ivo.

[Niode]

Try enabling cleartype on XP.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306527

I hate the fonts on XP, I don't like without cleartype, but I don't like it with. I'd much rather have something like OS X which is somewhere in the middle. However, it might help for you.

[CRTGAMER]

I'll be honest its easier to read on the OS X platform , things are much smooth, on XP its just too sharp.

But is this what all of you do?
You zoom in each page to read on huge displays?

Trade off between displaying entire page on screen or zoom in a little and use the scroll bars.

To maximize all of the view area - Maybe check monitor horizontal, vertical center and stretch, making sure all of display edge is utilized.

Also might try playing around with the brightness - contrast levels.