Yeah, on a traditional TV the TV is not pixel perfect, the image is kind of "anti-aliased" by the way the analog electron beam goes over the screen.
This is why hardcore MAME emulation people will go out and buy an adapter and use old arcade analog displays when they want to accuratly emulate old arcade games.
This is why hardcore MAME emulation people will go out and buy an adapter and use old arcade analog displays when they want to accuratly emulate old arcade games.