yeah, i know what you mean... htc is overlaying that ridicioulus phone_photo_mask.png over low-res contact photos, so they dont look pixelish.... :silly:
so you can replace that png with a transparent one in phone.apk, contacts.apk and idlescreen_base.apk and you´re good
if i have time i´ll upload a flashable zip in venom theme thread...
cheers
Please announce here also if you decide to make a zip.