Or you could just buy a CD/DVD player or audio file player and have the same ad-free experience but with modern signal quality and for a fraction of the cost. Heck a saved library on a laptop running some kind of audio player like WinAMP and disconnected from the internet would also give you that experience. Could even use Windows XP or a classic Linux for that nostalgia since it wouldn’t be internet connected.
I also have that set-up. Which is likely why there is something to enjoy from a purely analog sound system: I enjoy how the technology works, which isn’t necessarily a sound quality experience.
Every time I try to watch a show that was originally a analog broadcast on network television with a 4K television, I cringe at how bad the video quality is. It’s painful to me now. Even DVDs from the early days of HDTV don’t look very good any more.
I’ve seen a few retro horror films that try to catch that 1970s/80s feel, and they’re just missing the suck levels.
The crushed blacks is really frustrating to me. I don’t know how much is because of the way Netflix et al. compress their video, but it drives me bonkers to see a heavily shadowed scene where the shadows look chunky, with clear demarcations between the different shades.
What you are looking for here is something from the OG iPod line. There are some guides out there on how to build something similar with a raspberry pi.
Or you could just buy a CD/DVD player or audio file player and have the same ad-free experience but with modern signal quality and for a fraction of the cost. Heck a saved library on a laptop running some kind of audio player like WinAMP and disconnected from the internet would also give you that experience. Could even use Windows XP or a classic Linux for that nostalgia since it wouldn’t be internet connected.
Yeah, or have a meticulously organized multi-terabyte flac collection in your NAS you stream your music from…
I also have that set-up. Which is likely why there is something to enjoy from a purely analog sound system: I enjoy how the technology works, which isn’t necessarily a sound quality experience.
I’m with ya. I watched Arachnophobia on VHS the other day, just because.
It looked like shit, sounded like shit, but the VHS nostalgia was worth it.
It also made appreciate the hell out of Dune 2 in 4K… sometimes old tech reminds me how good current tech is.
Every time I try to watch a show that was originally a analog broadcast on network television with a 4K television, I cringe at how bad the video quality is. It’s painful to me now. Even DVDs from the early days of HDTV don’t look very good any more.
I’ve seen a few retro horror films that try to catch that 1970s/80s feel, and they’re just missing the suck levels.
You’re not wrong, broadcast compression, especially in the 480p era, was & is abysmal.
Even today, with 4K compression, I see digital artifacts, crushed blacks, & loss of detail.
I grew up with it & worked in broadcast television, so I guess I’ve developed a bit of a fondness for the crappy quality we see at home.
The crushed blacks is really frustrating to me. I don’t know how much is because of the way Netflix et al. compress their video, but it drives me bonkers to see a heavily shadowed scene where the shadows look chunky, with clear demarcations between the different shades.
Just download SoulSeek and download your songs in .flac. You literally only have to do it once and keep them forever.
I think you are replying to the wrong guy here, but thanks for the advice anyway. Maybe I will replace my Spotify with it.
Oh you’re right, sorry. lol
What you are looking for here is something from the OG iPod line. There are some guides out there on how to build something similar with a raspberry pi.
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I am probably not the right person to reply to. I am quite happy with Spotify, but for people like this guy this is the way.