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.
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.