It never bothered me a bit. Used to watch them on my 55" TV before we gave it away. Now they're even sharper on my computer screen! :)

Plus no more buffering or streaming artifacts.

Some are 576p and at that point the difference to higher resolutions isn't as pronounced, especially if you sit a fair bit away from a TV that isn't 120".

Unfortunately, though, very few DVDs are 576p.

It’s unwatchable. I’m not being sarcastic. I pulled out some of my old DVDs, they look terrible.

"unwatchable" is ridiculous. I have plenty of 480p rips that I took from my DVDs, and they look just fine. Not remotely unwatchable.

Minecraft is unplayable, too

Mostly because I need to login to a Microsoft account nowadays

Good! Smaller files! For most TV shows it doesn't matter. Do I really need 4k HDR to enjoy Seinfeld?

>Good! Smaller files!

You know computers have the ability to compress videos, right?

>Do I really need 4k HDR to enjoy Seinfeld?

No, but the difference between 480p and even 1080p is pretty significant and definitely makes the viewing experience just generally more enjoyable. But that's just Seinfeld, where you can basically close your eyes and guess what is being shown 90% of the time with great accuracy. Where this doesn't work is with movies/shows/etc. where the visual component is important. If you go to a LotR watch party and bring a 480p rip and expect people to watch that, then you might need to get your eyes checked.

Good point. For LotR I'd likely spring for the 720p

you don't have to torture yourself like that