Yes, people please remember this was a videotaped show. You can see some inherent 80s video artifacts. But I think it looks great. I can't imagine it looking any better. And I don't think there's much of an issue with compression. The X-Files put 4 45-minute episodes on each disc, with some...
I actually got this yesterday and watched 6 episodes. The quality is far from VHS-quality. It's actually pretty good. To my eyes it's better than I remember it, watching the first season on TV.