I have been using “smooth edges of screen fonts” option in Windows from the day it appeared. It made web browsing experience much more enjoyable, especially when page uses italic fonts.
On recent Win versions, there was a choice between two technologies for font smoothing: Standard and ClearType. I always used Standard, because I read that ClearType is created for TFT screens, and that it was not suitable for CRTs.
I have tried ClearType on my CRT monitor and the menu options looked blurry, just as that page says. Thus, I gave up on it.
Now, that is not true. I was so wrong.