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.
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.