[mythtv-users] "Generational" TV, was: OT: 3D TV

[David Brodbeck]

Brian Wood wrote:
> Today's shows seem to like to focus on the 
> worst elements of our society, witness the popularity of the multiple CSI type 
> shows.
>
> I'll grant that there is *some* good stuff today, but you have to wade through 
> so much garbage to find it that it's not worth the effort.
>   
Yeah, back in the 1950s the garbage showing the worst of people was all 
on the movie screens. ;)


> One thing I always like to do when watching old H'mooners episodes is look for 
> the black halo effect, caused by secondary emission from the image orthicon 
> targets...
I find artifacts of old equipment like that pretty interesting, too.  I 
always notice the comet trails coming off bright objects on stuff from 
the tube camera era.