Why Is Everything Gray and Fuzzy?

I basically use OS 9 on my MDD dual 1 gHz FW 400 with a 19" VGA CRT monitor. One of the reasons I rarely use OS X because after a reboot into the latest Tiger everything gets fuzzy and gray. The same document that was easy to read in Word in OS 9, becomes difficult to read because the type "thickens up" in addition to the gray and fuzzy.
Jpg's that looked great in OS 9 look awful in OS X.
The sliders for brightness and contrast in the Display System Preferences do not appear and calibrating the Color does little. I've tried adding a little contrast in the Universal Access Preference Pane. This has helped a some, but I can't get anything to look even almost as good as when the exact same hardware is booted into OS 9.
Was the colored Apple logo eliminated because it looked so lousy in OS X? Is there any way of bringing the crisp, clear look of OS 9 to Tiger? Thanks!

Check how the font anti-aliasing is set in System Preferences/Appearance. It should be set for "best for CRT".

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