SD quality does not look good.
I want to watch Chucky season 2, but I don't think it's worth 23$ HD.
I bought the first episode 1.99$ in SD to see how it looked. The SD season is only $13, but it does not look so good.
Hurts my eyes. Can't believe we used to watch that.
Signed, million man.
I'm at the end of the first episode, 45 minutes of SD. It's not that bad. I'm going to pay the 13$, and watch the rest of the season in SD.
shareRight? I was at a friend's house recently watching YouTube & his wifi was slow.
Decided to watch the video in 720p instead & holy shit when did even 720p start to look bad? lol
SPOILED BOYS...I HAVE WATCHED MORE FILMS ON VHS THAN I WILL EVER WATCH ON ANY OTHER FORMAT...SHITTY PICTURE QUALITY IS MY CHILDHOOD.
shareVHS is fine if you're watching it on an old TV, but it wasn't meant to be watched on an HD TV. It's not just that the picture looks bad it's the way it looks bad. On an old TV you might not have the resolution but the picture is fine, but on a modern TV the picture is going to look blocky, it just doesn't feel right.
I'm all about doing things the old way, the way we grew up with, but you're not achieving that if you are watching a VHS on an HD TV.
WHICH IS WHY EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A CRT TELEVISION SITTING NEXT TO THEIR FLAT SCREEN...SAME AS I DO.👍🏾
shareStill got your old CRT? That's dope as fuck.
Unfortunately I threw mine out like 10 years ago.
When I grew up in Poland, in the 80's, we had an old black and white Russian made TV from the early 70's. Those were the days.
I check on Amazon and they do have two CRTs for sale. Here is VHS combo:
https://www.amazon.com/Zenith-VCR-VHS-Combo-TVBR1312Z/dp/B00NEDAS84/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=crt+tv&qid=1678825765&sprefix=crt+t%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3
I HAVE MULTIPLE...MY MAIN GUY IS A SONY TRINITRON...I HAVE A VHS/TV AND A VHS/DVD/TV PUT AWAY AS WELL...MY PHYSICAL MEDIA GAME IS STRONG.
shareThe last CRT TV I had was also a Sony Trinitron.
Your game is indeed strong. Very impressive.
The last CRT TV I had was a Panasonic. It had a flat screen, which I really appreciated because I despise the glare that came with the convex screens of old. It also had very good sound. When it finally died after about 15-17 years, I replaced it with a today's flat panel TV. I was annoyed with the tinny sound, so of course I had to add a sound bar to it. The replacement is a Vizio, but thankfully, not a smart TV.
I eventually added another TV in another room, but by then, you could buy only smart TVs. I don't like them because they decide for me some attributes of what the picture looks like. Yes, there are some options, but not others that I wish I had.
After upgrading from my Sony CRT, I purchased a Samsung LCD (non-smart) in 2009. It served me well until one day it abruptly stopped working. I discovered that the poorly manufactured electrolytic capacitors on the circuit board were to blame. I replaced all the capacitors with ones that had better values, and the TV still functions to this day. I don't have cable or antenna, so I don't actually have a "TV" in the old sense, I use it as my desktop monitor. My PC serves as my media center.
A year ago, I decided to purchase a new Samsung smart TV (Like you, I hate smart TVs but that was the only option) and kept the old one as a backup to avoid downtime. This decision proved to be wise, as the new TV failed after only a year. To accommodate my living room, I set up a projector connected to my PC, allowing me to utilize the same screen in both rooms at the same time. In addition, I have a variety of audio devices such as headphones, an old 1960s record player used as an amplifier, wireless headphones, and Bluetooth earbuds all connected to my PC's sound output. This way you can hear the audio on all devices at the same time too. With a wireless mouse and keyboard, I have the flexibility to move between rooms but always stay connected to the same computer. I use it for work, browsing, YouTube, music, and of course, movies and TV shows.
What really sucks is that modern smart TVs are such garbage; old TVs would last 20 years, and LCDs lasted 10 years, but these smart TVs break after only a year or two. So much for innovation.
MY CURRENT SONY FLATSCREEN IS ACTUALLY MY FIRST...I BOUGHT IT OPEN BOX AT BEST BUY ALMOST 13 YEARS AGO.
shareWow, it still works? I'm guessing it's not a smart TV then. My Samsung LCD is 14 years old, aside from the capacitor issue that I had to fix, the TV works great. But I am currently using a Samsung smart TV as my daily driver. This TV is a 55", whereas the old Samsung LCD was only 40". And then there is the projector of course; That gives me a 200" screen, that's 16 feet! When I watch people on YouTube, they are life sized, lol.
At one point, I had the idea of using two projectors for playing 3D movies. With this setup, the left side of the video is projected on one projector while the right side is projected on the other. Polarized filters with opposite polarity are placed over the lenses of the projectors, and then the two screens are superimposed over each other. The final touch is to use those polarized 3D glasses that you receive at the movie theater. For an even better picture, you could invest in a projector screen or use SilverScreen paint, which has a specialized coating, and convert your entire wall into a projector screen. Now you have yourself your very own real home theater.
55 INCH WORKHORSE...AND A SMART TV...THE SMART PART WORKS KIND OF SLOW THESE DAYS...BUT OTHERWISE...IT'S PERFECT...I WATCH A LOT OF YOUTUBE...I JUST USE MY SONY WIFI BLU RAY PLAYER...I ACTUALLY HAVE ALMOST A DOZEN OF THEM IN A STACK.
shareI wouldn't recommend using the smart features on your smart TV. They are buggy, slow, and insecure. They're also quite limited. When I go to my cousins house for example and try to watch YouTube using his TV, it's really slow and you can't even see the comments section on YouTube, which for me alone is a deal breaker.
I highly recommend you hook up some kind of computer to your TV and use that to browse the web and watch videos. You could use a desktop, a laptop, or even a Raspberry Pi ($35) with Linux on it.'
Just hook up a wireless mouse and keyboard. It will work so much better, faster, and give you so many more options.
If you want to go a step further, you could install Kodi (previously known as "XBMC"). This will give you your own interface that looks like Netflix but much better. And you could customize it however you want. If you have digital movies like I do, it will scan them and scrape data from the internet and show your files as movie posters. It will show a description for every movie and TV episode. For movies it will even scrape the trailers of YouTube. It will put it all together into one elegant interface. You would have your own personal media center.
But I understand if it's not your thing. I know you like to go old school, which I can totally respect.
I like to live in both worlds. For example, when it comes to music, I can play all my Mp3s from the Desktop, feed it into my 1960's record player, and use it as an amplifier. However, my living room is a kind of an analog space. There is no TV, there's only the projector, but when it's off there is no screen.
The living room is where I like to sit down and read a book (physical). And when I have company, instead of feeding the Mp3s from the computer, I put on a record. It creates a really cool retro vibe.
Oh and here is another reason why you shouldn't hook up your smart TV to the internet. It takes screenshots of what you're watching and sends it to your TV manufacturer, and possibly to others depending on which apps you have installed on your TV.
This article should freak you out:
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/samsung-smart-tvs-are-set-to-upload-screenshots-of-what-youre-watching/
So next time you're on PornHub watching Asian Gangbang Sluts #69, keep in mind that your TV is sending those screenshots to 3rd party companies. You've just been red-pilled my friend.