Ok, I'll do some more testing and investigation myself as well.
Regarding the hinting, that clearly is a matter of taste. I think non-aliased hinted fonts (8pt or 9pt) on a full HD screen look much better (crisp and sharp) than aliased fonts at that size. Mind that I do alias fonts bigger than 15pt. The aliasing exclusion range setting is there for exactly this reason.
Ok, I'll do some more testing and investigation myself as well.
Regarding the hinting, that clearly is a matter of taste. I think non-aliased hinted fonts (8pt or 9pt) on a full HD screen look much better (crisp and sharp) than aliased fonts at that size. Mind that I do alias fonts bigger than 15pt. The aliasing exclusion range setting is there for exactly this reason.