Well, I'm glad it wasn't just my imagination. Those settings I posted aren't necessarily the optimum setup for our phones, so a little experimentation may yield even better results.
Originally Posted by Sportsguy15
Any steps for those who have never edited this before?
There are several ways to do it, prop editor being a great one. Here's what I did step by step for the new guys:
MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR ROM THROUGH CWM.
Download "root explorer" and possibly "mount /system (rw /ro)" from the app market.
Open up root explorer and select the system folder
Near the top of the screen there should be a "Mount R/W" button. Select it. If it won't let you change to R/W, go back and open up the "mount system" app. Select Mount r/w. Go back to root explorer and you should be able to now select Mount R/W in the system folder.
Long press build.prop and scroll down to "Open in Text Editor".
Make your desired changes, tap menu and then Save & Exit. It will automatically save your original build.prop as build.prop.bak and save your changes.
Reboot twice (once didn't work for everyone in the threads I was reading).
As id10terrordfw said, you could potentially mess things up with your rom, so be careful. If you aren't confident in what you're doing, it's probably best to just leave it alone.