The video should look the same. If you have fuzzy video, you probably have fuzzy video files. Copy the video file to your computer and open it to check. :)
This build works on the new Raspbian Jessie, as well as future platforms since the build steps are no longer a mystery.
You can map both keys and joystick buttons as well, when you install the controller mapping file in [this post]. That file is still waiting in queue to get testing attention before it’s installed automatically with daphne. By default, the button that you have chosen for “select” will exit.