In message , Char Jackson
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At the risk of sounding snobbish, I consider DVD (and analog TVs) to be

You do, but in a forgivable way (-:

unwatchable. 720p is my bare minimum. With DVD, I cringe every time a
low-light scene or a shot of the sky comes along and the banding and
blocking raise their ugly heads. It might not be so bad with an old
analog TV because of their soft, blurry, picture, but I don't remember
clearly since I recycled all of those about 15 years ago.

What _angle_ do your TVs subtend at your eye pupil? I think where 5
degrees or less, SD TV is fine, and HD or more contributes little that
is discernible.

You're not the only one who feels like you do, though. I have an elderly
friend who still uses a VHS VCR (!!) to timeshift her soaps, and another
friend who still has an analog TV (small) in her kitchen. She does more
listening than watching, I suspect.

(Again, especially if it's a small one, the subtended angle is probably
relevant. Small sets look sharp.)

Last time I was in a PC store (I think this year), they were still
selling some digital photo frames with sub-VGA resolution.
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