They did, but it wasn't worse than modern TVs. The paradoxical thing is because everything went through the image processor, digital input>processor>analog con

They did, but it wasn't worse than modern TVs. The paradoxical thing is because everything went through the image processor, digital input>processor>analog conversion>screen was faster than analog input>digital conversion>image processor>analog conversion>screen There's a big thread on AVSforum with people whinging about this somewhere. The upside is, they're still nice to play stuff like switch games on EDIT: the processing of analog sources, like 480p dvds, laserdisc, etc was superior to cheap modern TVs. They designed the scaler very well for older formats and it really did look quite nice. I remember being totally disappointed by my "high end" samsung tv in 2013~ or so in comparison. The colors are handled especially nice even on like, VHS. Artifacting/macroblocking/banding wasn't an issue with however they were handling the effects/processing which was a noticeable advantage over the flat screens of the era and even more recently