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I remember when this happened, when it went "digital" and I know why it takes a second to switch channels, but it ruined the experience for me. While, at the ti
by hateful 7y ago
I remember when this happened, when it went "digital" and I know why it takes a second to switch channels, but it ruined the experience for me. While, at the time there was ways to watch video on the computer or from a DVD or VHS, I still liked to "channel surf" every once in a while. But that requires switching channels fast for an random amount of time based upon what was on and how long it took your brain in that moment to absorb it. And sometimes you'd stop and go back. But with digital, most of the time the load time was longer than the time I'd be on that channel in the first place. It'd take minutes to go through 10 channels as opposed to seconds. Channel surfing was its own activity for me back then - and it was ruined.
Nowadays there's youtube - but it's hardly the same thing.