Hm, I’m curious too now. One could quite easily, though not cheaply, put this to the test with a RetroTink 4K which has excellent CRT emulation options.
I suspect it would look pretty cool, and probably better in some way than a plain upscale that a TV might do.
The big difference is that old games were often designed around the characteristics of a CRT, whereas films were (obviously) targeting film and cinema first and foremost. CRTs were the best those games ever looked, whereas at the time a tube TV was the worst way to watch a movie—albeit it the only one accessible at home.
I think the effect would be quite impressive for old TV shows shot on tape though!
I suspect it would look pretty cool, and probably better in some way than a plain upscale that a TV might do.
The big difference is that old games were often designed around the characteristics of a CRT, whereas films were (obviously) targeting film and cinema first and foremost. CRTs were the best those games ever looked, whereas at the time a tube TV was the worst way to watch a movie—albeit it the only one accessible at home.
I think the effect would be quite impressive for old TV shows shot on tape though!