[ale] How can I mimic Apple's terrific screen graphics and text resolution ?

[brian at polibyte.com (Brian Pitts)]

Courtney Thomas wrote:
> I' m using an HP w2408 LCD monitor and have poor resolution vis-a-vis  
> Apple's great resolution I see at Fry's, etc....
> 
> Can I mimic Apple's crisp clear screen's graphics and text ?  If yes,  
> how, please ?  Or does Apple use some proprietary hardware/software to  
> achieve their superior look  ?
> 
> BTW I run OS X 10.5.2 Leopard, Slax and Vista...all on this same  
> machine with resolution of 1280 x 1040. The monitor's recommendation  
> at power-on is 1920 x 1200. Both @60Hz.  But I'd like to mimic Apple's  
> look, however it's done.
> 

The biggest thing you can do to produce a crisper image is use the
native resolution of 1920x1200. 1280x1040 isn't even the same aspect ratio!

-Brian