Linux Computer on TV Screen Hard to read fonts

Seems this hardware is used in several brands of converters. Appears to be pretty good. Note especially the Y.Cb.Cr component video output. HDMI is about the only thing "better" for a connection.

Sounds like your "monitor" is an "old fashioned" analog TV. We use them at school with presentation software (mostly Power Point and the occasional OOo Impress). Even then we suggest students use atleast 36 point TrueType sans serif fonts (eg., Arial, Tahoma, Verdana) on our 25-30 inch TVs. Crafty use of contasting colors sometimes allows 30-32 pt. sizes to work. Bold often helps.

This is an "analog" issue rather than a digital display issue. Use an S-video connector if possible. Experiment with the font face family to see which one works best. Analog TVs are a low res, interlaced scan devices. Progressive scan (non-interlaced) helps.

If you are trying to output your computer monitor's output from Acrobat Reader (eg.) or a word processor or web browser don't expect much. An analog TV is not capable of the necessary resolution and simply "zooming" the display will produce a larger but hopelessly fuzzy text image.

The only luck I've had displaying a computer monitor image to TV is when the TV is digital (ie., DTV or HDTV) and I use an S-video or component video connector or better. Your converter is capable of this but is your TV?

If you're curious, you might look at these for background:

hth, prg