The only AA worth a damn is fragment AA a la the Parhelia. Even then, I'd much rather have increased texture detail first. And since I don't own a Parhelia, all AA is to me is blurring... Worse image ...

Anti-aliasing smooths the raw and haggard edges on digital type and images on computer and handheld displays, wireless phones, printers, even digital cameras. Aliasing – jagged or stair-stepped edges ...