I used this code:
@font-face {
font-family: \'DroidSansRegular\';
src: url(\'droidsans-webfont.eot\');
src: url(\'droidsans-webfont.eot?#iefix\') for
Typically JavaScript based fonts render better, although everything is going to look different in different browsers because of the rendering engines. You'll even notice a difference between Windows & Mac with the same browser.
Typekit tends to be my favorite choice. Google fonts do pretty well also. I think DroidSans is an option at Google or Typekit.