▲ 641 ▼ DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media (www.latimes.com) submitted 5 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 273 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (2 children) Heck CRTs were standard at 480p and nobody had any problems permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) People did have problems,, there just wasn't an (affordable) alternative. If you would go back to the 70/80's and offered anyone the choice between 480p and 1080p, all else being equal. Would anyone pick 480? I know I wouldn't It's not because we learned to live with it or didn't know better, that it was the best option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 child) I lived through the 70s and 80s. Didn't know what 480p even was til the 90s, so I have direct experience with CRT usage. Bonus: we didn't even have a color TV til the mid 80s at my house permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Because you didn't know it was called 480p or knew of better options doesn't mean you can't see that it wasn't great or improvable. You knew colour existed before getting a colour, TV so you knew it could be better... permalink fedilink source parent [–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago People had 56k modems and no one had any problems, my Gameboy was monochrome and you saw nothing in the sun, no problems there either... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Decq@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) People did have problems,, there just wasn't an (affordable) alternative. If you would go back to the 70/80's and offered anyone the choice between 480p and 1080p, all else being equal. Would anyone pick 480? I know I wouldn't It's not because we learned to live with it or didn't know better, that it was the best option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 child) I lived through the 70s and 80s. Didn't know what 480p even was til the 90s, so I have direct experience with CRT usage. Bonus: we didn't even have a color TV til the mid 80s at my house permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Because you didn't know it was called 480p or knew of better options doesn't mean you can't see that it wasn't great or improvable. You knew colour existed before getting a colour, TV so you knew it could be better... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 child) I lived through the 70s and 80s. Didn't know what 480p even was til the 90s, so I have direct experience with CRT usage. Bonus: we didn't even have a color TV til the mid 80s at my house permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Decq@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Because you didn't know it was called 480p or knew of better options doesn't mean you can't see that it wasn't great or improvable. You knew colour existed before getting a colour, TV so you knew it could be better... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Decq@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Because you didn't know it was called 480p or knew of better options doesn't mean you can't see that it wasn't great or improvable. You knew colour existed before getting a colour, TV so you knew it could be better... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago People had 56k modems and no one had any problems, my Gameboy was monochrome and you saw nothing in the sun, no problems there either... permalink fedilink source parent