Size is the key You can use any typeface, as long as you make it large enough. While 10 point body text is generally not a good idea on-screen. 14-16 point won't look unusually large on a monitor, and will be significantly easier to read than smaller type. If you want to use smaller type sizes, then you have to be more careful about your choice of typeface.
Weight is also important because faces that are too dark can block up and become unreadable.
Faces that are too light can experience drop outs, but light faces actually tend to look better because they look simpler, cleaner, and less chunky. First, he suggests considering sans serif faces for body text. When printed, the serifs on typefaces are only a tiny percentage of the typeface's design. But on-screen, in order to display the serifs using the limited number of available pixels, they take up a much bigger proportion of the information than they do on a printed page. While some traditional serif faces don't translate well to the screen, others are excellent on-screen, and a serif's more familiar shape makes it more comfortable and familiar for most people.