FONT SIZE, how to change

It’s hard to give any specific advice since you haven’t provided any details of your setup but here are some general thoughts
 

You have several ways of controlling the legibility of text
 

System settings
 

If you're a Windows user and go into settings and then “System” there is a “Scale and layout” section where you can adjust

• scale - the size of everything in proportion
• Resolution - the resolution of your display

It’s recommended that you leave both settings alone (100%) but it’s worth playing about with them a little as it might just be enough to solve your problem. Just be aware that altering them by large margins often cause more problems than it solves. Monitors in particular, although they can mimic other resolutions, generally work best at their native resolution.
 

There is also an "Ease of access" section in settings. Here there are two settings that to some extent mirror those in Scale and layout with the subtle difference that there is a way to adjust the size of text alone. This can be useful but again altering settings by large margins can be problematic.

These are system wide changes and you may only be having problems with the iRecord site. If so then it’s probably best to restrict any customisation to the browser.

Browser settings

I don’t know what browser you currently use but I’ll use Firefox as an example. In settings there are a few options to aid legibility.

• Font - you may want to choose a default font that is slightly easier to read. Tahoma and Verdana work well on the web and my personal preference would be for Verdana since I find Tahoma a bit too tightly spaced but try a few and see what works for you
• Font size - in fonts you need to go into the “advanced” section and set a minimum font size and ensure you untick the box that says “Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of your selections above” so individual sites are forced to comply with your choice
• Text zoom - alternatively there is a default zoom setting with an option to have it affect text only

These settings are browser wide so might have undesirable effects on other sites you use. A good strategy might be to set conservative values here and then set a custom zoom level for the iRecord domain. From my testing I’ve found that, on my HD monitor, setting Verdana as default font, 20px as minimum font size and a custom zoom level of 133% produces a nice usable effect that doesn’t seem to interfere with the site (no text breaking out of its container). This is with the caveat that I’m not a verifier and have only been able to test these settings on the pages for users. Even if you're not a Firefox user it might be worth downloading a copy – browsers are free – and trying out these settings before you start tinkering with your default browser. From my experience Firefox seems to play nicely with the iRecord website.

Buy a larger monitor

An alternative approach might be to just buy yourself a bigger monitor, they really are quite cheap these days.
 

If you're buying a monitor because of your eyesight the one specification that really matters is dot pitch (sometimes called pixel pitch). This is simply a measure of how big each pixel is and is measured from the centre of one pixel diagonally to the centre of its neighbour. The dot pitch makes a huge difference to text legibility.

The two most fundamental features of a monitor are its physical size and resolution. The combination of these two factors determine dot pitch. A monitor has a default resolution, full HD for instance is 1920x1080px. A full HD resolution on a 24” monitor produces a dot pitch of something like 0.276mm. A full HD resolution on a 27” monitor produces a dot pitch of something like 0.311mm That doesn’t sound too significant but the dot pitch of the 27” monitor is 13% larger and that makes quite a difference to legibility. Full HD squeezed onto a 13” laptop screen produces a dot pitch of 0.150mm which is ridiculously small. You can easily visualise this if you arrange six 5p coins in a 2x3 grid, six £1 coins in a 2x3 grid and six 50p coins in a 2x3 grid. The grid is the same in each case – 2x3 – but each individual coin is larger and the area they cover is larger too. Or to put it another way a physically larger screen will not necessarily show more of a web page unless the resolution is also larger and might actually show less if the resolution is smaller. Or to put it yet another way a 1920x1080px resolution will show exactly the same area of a web page (or image) regardless of what size screen it is viewed on, it will just be shown larger or smaller depending on the physical size of the screen. Just be aware that there is a slight tradeoff, a smaller dot pitch will make images appear sharper since each pixel is smaller although I've never had any problems with my 27" monitor.

Personally I have a dual monitor setup but the screens, while both HD, are not matched. One is 24” and the other is 27”. The 27” monitor is much easier on the eyes with text far easier to read without needing to start changing the default font size or zooming into web pages… although if I did do that it would be even nicer to use. I bought it specifically for this reason and don't suffer any eye strain when using it.

Basic monitors are cheap nowadays. I’m not particularly advocating this screen it’s just an example of how you can buy a 27” monitor from a decent manufacturer for £90. One of my own monitors is an iiyama and I’ve had it for 10 years without any issues. You should easily be able to add an extra monitor to your PC even if it’s a laptop (just check what connectors you've got HDMI, DisplayPort etc).

I’ve no connection to CCL but in my experience they are a good company. If you phone them and explain why you need a new monitor and the model of your PC/laptop they should be able to sort you out with a suitable model and the appropriate cable to go with it. If you do decide to buy a monitor online from any company make sure you pay by credit card. The AI bubble has screwed up the entire PC business and I wouldn’t be surprised if some computer suppliers go under.

If you want to find the dot pitch of your current screen, and you haven't got the specs of your PC to hand, you can use this website Calculator soup and that should give you some idea of how much of a difference a new monitor is likely to make.

Good luck

If the paragraph beginning "Basic monitors are cheap..." doesn't make much sense it's because I put a link to a monitor in my original reply and it's been removed by the system or the moderator; perhaps because it was a link to a commercial website.

If you visit cclonline.com and search for "iiyama G-Master G2770HSU" you will see the screen I was referring to. I know nothing about this particular monitor but iiyama are a reliable brand and it's just an example of how you can currently buy a large screen with a sensible resolution for £90. There are other good retailers of computer bits and bobs but the CCL website is particularly well laid out and easy to read so if your eyesight is not so good you might want to start there.

If you wanted to spend more to get a better quality monitor (better colour accuracy, text clarity, stand etc) the rtings.com website comprehensively tests monitors. They tend to be biased towards the needs of computer gamers but they test all aspects of a monitor so you can gauge how useful it will be for image editing, office work or whatever you need it for. Just be aware that rtings.com is based in Canada so not all the monitors they test might be available in the UK, or they might be under a slightly different model name.