Fonts blurry when Zoomed - any remedy?

My wife is legally blind and currently uses a PC with Lunar Magnification software, but would like to switch to a Mac. She's tried the "Zoom" feature and likes it overall, but has a problem with the text being "blurry" due to the anti-aliasing, etc. instead of rendering crisply at the larger size.
Is there any other settings that can be adjusted to reduce this blurryness? Thanks in advance!
Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Hi!
Try out to deactivate the option "smooth images". Maybe this solves the problem!
You find it in: System Preferences -> Universal Access -> Zoom Options -> Smooth Images.
Besides: I use a Logitech Mouse to zoom - works great for me
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