diff --git a/LCDd.conf b/LCDd.conf
index f4e2a10..85befed 100644
--- a/LCDd.conf
+++ b/LCDd.conf
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ Speed=19200
 # set display size [default: 20x4]
 Size=20x4
 
-# font to use
+# font to use, in XLFD format, as given by "xfontsel"
 Font=-*-terminus-*-r-*-*-*-320-*-*-*-*-*
 
 # EOF
diff --git a/docs/lcdproc-user/drivers/xosd.docbook b/docs/lcdproc-user/drivers/xosd.docbook
index 707418d..8daf5be 100644
--- a/docs/lcdproc-user/drivers/xosd.docbook
+++ b/docs/lcdproc-user/drivers/xosd.docbook
@@ -39,9 +39,18 @@ on-screen display (OSD) used by most modern televisions and video-players.
     <command>Font=</command>
     <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>FONT</replaceable></arg>
   </term>
-  <listitem><para>
-    font to use, e.g. <literal>-*-terminus-*-r-*-*-*-320-*-*-*-*-*</literal>.
-  </para></listitem>
+  <listitem>
+    <para>
+      X font to use, in XLFD (X Logical Font Description) format,
+      as given by the <command>xfontsel</command> command.
+      E.g. <literal>-*-terminus-*-r-*-*-*-320-*-*-*-*-*</literal>.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+      For best results it is recommended to use a mono-spaced font
+      to mimic the aspect of a physical LCD display that most 
+      clients expect with regard to their screen layouts.
+    </para>
+  </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 </variablelist>