Lines with pen or pencil tool are choppy

Hi
I NEVER had this problem since i been using AI, 3 years.
i am using like pen, or pencil tool. doesnt matter which one, when i draw a line, they line becomes all choppy. put it this way, is pretty much looks like pixelated, it doesn't give you the smooth look that you would get with vector.
the problem is persist when i have like red line one black background.
any suggestion what the problem might be?
Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Duh)
Imac 20"
3gb of ram
Ai CS3
Thank you before hand, for your help

What screen resolution are you using? Do the lines print correctly?
If the lines do print correctly it looks as if your problem might be to do with your Display settings in System Preferences. Mine are set at 1680 x 1050 with Colors as Millions. This gives a very smooth rendering.

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