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2026-04-15 14:32 UTC
@beadsland I came back to this later because I hoped you'd gotten better & deeper dives. I hope you eventually get more.
When I look at video now, I see people *leaning into* obscuring the image. But it think (3:4 at 262.5 lines) × 60 frames/sec in black & white was gonna suck no matter what.
My pet theory: we, specifically the U.S., developed TV too early, culturally & technically speaking. It should have been digital from the get-go, but that was impossible.
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@jhv@triangletoot.party 2026-04-15 14:34
@beadsland The frame rate on a lot of movies was also slow. 24 frames/sec ain't really a lot. Sorry I horned in so deeply without giving you what you wanted. But the stuff to "improve" broadcast TV since the mid-20th century was also crazy.