Several devices, from portable computers and personal digital
assistants (PDAs) to mobile phones and video cameras, use liquid
crystal display (LCD) technology to render images on a screen.
Before these innovations existed, the smallest level of detail
that a computer could use was a single pixel. With ClearType
font technology, LCD monitors now can display features of text
as small as a fraction of a pixel in width. The result is that
the words on a computer screen now look almost as sharp and
clear as those printed on a piece of paper. ClearType improves
readability of text on LCD displays so that words on the screen
appear almost as sharp and clear as words on a printed page.
Resolution improvements also increase the sharpness of tiny
details in text that is displayed. This makes it easier for the
user to read over long durations. To learn more, visit the
ClearType area of the Microsoft typography site.