Jaggies in 480p mode?

[synce]

After 15 years I finally played DOA3 in 480p and while the picture was clearer there was also a ton of aliasing that wasn't there (or just not noticeable) in 480i mode. I'm wondering if this is normal or it's just the low quality component cables I bought

This is on the original Xbox. I'm aware the 360's emulator can upscale to 720p though

 

[Matt Ponton]

It's normal. It happens in 480i but the interlacing disguises it a bit. Also putting the game into 16:9 will just be a 848x480 resolution crammed into a 640x480 resolution so when you stretch the screen it may cause additional aliasing.

The Xbox didn't have anti-aliasing really.