Finder Text Size

Hi,
I got a mini for the living room and the text on the finder is mighty small on my big screen. I tried setting it to max on the preference settings, is there any way to make the text even bigger ?

Hi Ken,
If you are using 16 pt. type that is max. Have you tried switching resolutions? Just for information on my 24" monitor I use 12 pt and I have near vision problems.
You don't say which monitor you're using and this is also dependent on resolution and brightness.
-mj
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