> There seems to be an effect where the more visual information something is capable of, the more critical we become of its content.
Maybe because when the creators stop being constrained by the medium, they get "creative"?
> Go back and watch a VHS on a CRT TV, or even a DVD version of something that has a Blu-ray or HD version available to stream. It's abysmal, and yet we somehow managed to love them.
Good or bad, at least the full range of colors was used. For example, I've watched tons of Star Trek shows of home-recorded VHS tapes on CRT TV, and I'd still prefer that to watching new Star Trek live action installments in 1080p streaming on a high-quality computer screen, simply because in the VHS/CRT/old shows case, things had colors, and I could actually see what's going on.
Maybe because when the creators stop being constrained by the medium, they get "creative"?
> Go back and watch a VHS on a CRT TV, or even a DVD version of something that has a Blu-ray or HD version available to stream. It's abysmal, and yet we somehow managed to love them.
Good or bad, at least the full range of colors was used. For example, I've watched tons of Star Trek shows of home-recorded VHS tapes on CRT TV, and I'd still prefer that to watching new Star Trek live action installments in 1080p streaming on a high-quality computer screen, simply because in the VHS/CRT/old shows case, things had colors, and I could actually see what's going on.