I think it’s meant to replicate a CRT display? I has a real hard time with those headings buzzing slightly.
A good CRT would show lines, but they'd be steady and not flicker (unless you self-inflict an interlaced display on a short phosphor screen). It might also show some color convergence issues, but that, again, is adjustable (or you'd send it to maintenance).
This looks like the kind of TV you wouldn't plug a VIC-20 to.