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EEVblog&some other YouTube channels, no longer free, at best (HD) quality levels
Veteran68:
Well some may consider me "old" at 55, and I certainly remember CRTs. I've owned everything from 9" B&W CRTs to 32" Sony Trinitrons (damn those were some heavy beasts for their size) before getting into DLP, Plasma, and LCDs. Also grew up with rabbit ears and later VHS/Beta. And I can't say I have fond memories of any of them, LOL.
Despite my age, I'm a tech/gadget geek and I appreciate new technology. I'm also a resolution addict with still good eyesight for closeup work (wear glasses for distance though), so I'm one of those people who use 27" 4K monitors with native font scaling where many people are scaling to 150-200% just to be able to read it. I like my pixels and fine details!
madires:
--- Quote from: pdenisowski on August 16, 2023, 09:13:34 am ---Or maybe it's because "older" people remember analog television with over-the-air reception and/or VHS tapes and have much lower standards than people born and raised in the internet age :)
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Do you remember RealPlayer? That was even worse than VHS. However, around that time it was possible to stream SD video (1-1.5 Mbit/s) over the internet, of course not for consumers with dial-in access.
pdenisowski:
--- Quote from: Veteran68 on August 16, 2023, 12:14:12 pm ---Well some may consider me "old" at 55, and I certainly remember CRTs. I've owned everything from 9" B&W CRTs to 32" Sony Trinitrons (damn those were some heavy beasts for their size) before getting into DLP, Plasma, and LCDs. Also grew up with rabbit ears and later VHS/Beta. And I can't say I have fond memories of any of them, LOL.
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I remember taking the tubes out of the TV and going down to the hardware store to test them so I could get back to watching shows that started with "In Technocolor" at the bottom ... good times. :)
True story: when I was a poor grad student, I once had some people over at my apartment and one of them asked what the rabbit ears on my TV were for. I said that I used them to watch TV because I was too broke to pay for cable, to which my guest responded "Is that .... legal???" :-DD
Veteran68:
--- Quote from: pdenisowski on August 16, 2023, 01:24:03 pm ---True story: when I was a poor grad student, I once had some people over at my apartment and one of them asked what the rabbit ears on my TV were for. I said that I used them to watch TV because I was too broke to pay for cable, to which my guest responded "Is that .... legal???" :-DD
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:D
It's like watching a Gen-Z's first time with a rotary dial phone. Blows their mind that we could live like such primitive savages.
luudee:
Hi Guys,
I now pay the equivalent of $3.99 for YouTube Premium, since Spotify refuses to take
my money for their programming. Corporations and corporate politics can be incredibly
stupid ....
Sure, I am not to happy with that, but since it also covers my daily music needs, I am
ok with it ...
Cheers,
luudee
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