[jQuery] Any trick to making text at has been faded in look good?

Hi, all...
I prefer to use .fadeIn(500), etc., to bring elements
onto a page, as it gives the user a chance to keep
up with changes being made visually.
However, .fadeIn leaves text looking *u-ga-ly*... changing
.fadeIn to .show leaves text nicely rendered in the browser.
Is there some trick or other way to cause the browsers to
render text that has been faded in looking good?
Rick