Why aren't fonts sharp?

Hi there! Just recently bought my Mac Mini 2011(i5, intel gpu), and I find it very,very frustrating to work on - the fonts are just messing with my eyes, and it's very tiring to work with it. I always used to do all my programming work on Windows machines, and font there is always sharp and crispy. On the Mac however, it looks like somebody used too much antialiasing.
To ilustrate,here's a picture of the same section of code, displayed both by windows and by mac - and that is the same monitor, using the same HDMI cable, I just connected it first to my laptop,and then to the mini.
Windows:
http://i.imgur.com/6hOTo.jpg
Mac:
http://i.imgur.com/Gte76.jpg
Is there absolutely anything that can be done about it? I can't work like this, it makes my eyes feel tired.

Hi, is this hooked to some kind TV type Monitor that does it's own anti-aliasing?
If you set the Mac to do Screen Sharing & connect with the PC, does the Mac's display on the PC show the same problem?

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