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A comment on Ntsc-rs – open-source video emulation of analog TV and VHS artifacts. Parent comment

Re:Ntsc-rs – open-source video emulation of analog TV and VH... by ahartmetz on Saturday June 06, 2026 @08:16PM (#48430502)
I've always disliked VHS. Broadcast TV was available for comparison at the time and it looked much better.

DVD resolution seemed fine to me at the time - it does not seem fine anymore.

Cassettes were not great, not terrible compared to CDs. That is still the case because stereo audio doesn't get much better than CDs.

Conclusion: Whether something seems good at the time depends on availability of something similar but better.

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Re:Ntsc-rs – open-source video emulation of analog TV and VH... by flir on Saturday June 06, 2026 @10:14PM (#48431093)
On DVD: DVD would still look fine (I think) if you were still playing it through the same screen you did back then.
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Re:Ntsc-rs – open-source video emulation of analog TV and VH... by unleaded on Sunday June 07, 2026 @05:58AM (#48433353)
I think 480p resolution can look a lot better than people make it out to be. I reckon people's perception of it has been warped by YouTube serving dreadful low-bitrate 480p video for years.
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