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>>1217496
Not that guy, but it works just fine for me and my nephews.

>>911079
There are several factors that go into whether scanlines are noticeable or not:

1. CRT mask type. Shadow masks were used in the vast majority of TVs, with Sony using aperture grilles instead, which tended to be sharper and more defined up until the late 90's/early 2000's, thus showing more noticeable lines.

2. TV size. The bigger the TV, the more likely you are to see scanlines.

3. TV calibration. Poor convergence or focus could often cause scanlines to blend together, thus obscuring the gaps in between.

4. Region. PAL TVs could display more lines per total TV area than NTSC TVs could, so obviously scanlines were closer together on PAL TVs, thus making them less prominent.

So if you had a 14" shadow mask PAL TV that was poorly calibrated, chances are you saw no lines at all. Meanwhile, my 27" Sony NTSC TV displays them quite prominently.