Using the Viewsonic TV tuner and if the signal you have is already clean then yes it scales the image up higher at least better than the VCR. I find that resolution really doesnt change from 640x480 to 1024x768. It just formats the screen to proper resolution. There is also a 16:9 format that fits well if all viewing is 16:9 on the X1. I still think though the ATI all in wonder card or any PC based tuner card will give the best scaling picture for standard cable but then you need to build up a HTPC. When I get a chance I will upload pics of the TV tuner on the X1 on my site.