The “best” TV you could buy in 2005, television shows specifically appeared to be “high quality” or “clear” and now if you watch a show that is directly uploaded from the producers (circumventing continuous compression from file transfers) you can tell it’s out dated just based on the quality of the show (aside from cultural cues such as fashion, vehicles etc)
tl’dr : I was watching T.C.A.P w/ Chris Hansen on TV when it was aired, watching it now I can tell how old it is based on the quality of the recording.
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One aspect of this is a product of the CRT technology at the time blended lines and graphics in a way that meant even though you didn’t have a high pixel count you got a better image than equivalent pixelated resolution.
[This also shows in video games from the era, perhaps even more starkly as the graphic designers of these games knew the technology they were working with and designed their sprites to utilize this effect](https://wackoid.com/game/10-pictures-that-show-why-crt-tvs-are-better-for-gaming/)
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