Japan Will Make Its Last VCR This Month

Re:Japan Will Make Its Last VCR This Month by lisper on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @05:02PM (#12132491)

I grew up watching the Wizard of Oz every year on standard def broadcast TV. Then I moved to LA and got a chance to see it in a theatre from a restored print on actual film (this was 20 years ago). The detail was incredible, but it also took some of the magic away because it was now painfully obvious that it was shot on a sound stage. Production flaws that had been hidden by the low definition were now painfully visible. I haven't watched it since, despite the fact that I have it on DVD.

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Re:Japan Will Make Its Last VCR This Month by CaptSpify on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @06:18PM (#12132964)

It's probably an urban legend, but I remember hearing that porn DVD's didn't sell well initially because VHS did a better job at covering.... "imperfections"

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Re:Japan Will Make Its Last VCR This Month by ams6110 on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @07:45PM (#12133468)

Even TV anchorpersons were concerned in the early days of HD, that their small wrinkles, blemishes, or imperfect makeup would be noticeable.

I don't know if they just do a more careful job with makeup now, or if they slightly defocus the camera, or how that was resolved.

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Re:Japan Will Make Its Last VCR This Month by joeyo on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @09:10PM (#12133828)

Better makeup:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/fashion/foundation-makeup-...

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Re:Japan Will Make Its Last VCR This Month by mjevans on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @06:54PM (#12133152)

I suspect it's a little bit of that, and also a little bit of... well you know what that song says the Internet is for.

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