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NEVER OBSOLETE (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

As much as love the clarity of modern high resolution LCD, I still miss the slightly fuzzy effect CRTs had on the displayed graphics. It was almost artificial AA. When I play old games I wonder why they look crappy. It’s because I can see the sharp edges vs the “soft filter” the CRT added.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    It was truly amazing how great SD looked on a 25" tv. 525 scan lines. Bright enough to sear your eyeballs. In a vacuum, they didn't even look fuzzy. But you put a 1080p full screen even on my WQHD and it looks like absolute trash :)

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    It's like DVDs. DVDs looked great in 2002, compared to VHS or even broadcast TV, your new 32 inch "big screen" never looked as good playing a DVD over S-video. That same DVD in that same player attached by HDMI to a 45 inch 4k LCD looks grainy and horrid.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    When I was in highschool we installed StarCraft on the school network drive and played it fairly often. One time we were in the design class which has 1 set up with a CRT (I'm not sure why)

    Naturally, I launched StarCraft on it and that game fucking came to life on a CRT, the color vibrance was much better, and there was a higher fidelity and depth to the graphics.

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