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This trend is as old as filesharing, probably much older
by Bakary 4y ago
This trend is as old as filesharing, probably much older
- Macha 4y agoYep, the 12-14" CRT was a fixture in basically every kids bedroom in my childhood and a decade later it was flip top portable dvd players with built in screen. Absolutely garbage picture quality even by the standards of the day, pretty popular because it gave them control and could be shared with friends
- antiterra 4y agoI have never seen someone of big-screen means choose to watch a flip top dvd player outside of a portable environment or the kitchen or something. There are people with 4k TVs viewable from their desk who primarily watch movies in a small Discord window because of the social element.
- antiterra 4y agoThere have always been people who don’t care, I’m saying that the demographic corresponding with tech enthusiasts who were excited about DTS, THX, 4k, Blu-Ray, or complained about 240p video on YouTube seem to care much less now.
- Bakary 4y agoThe market is a bit more streamlined now, so once you check the 4K OLED smart TV surround speaker box there's less to discuss about hardware. With the rise of streaming, the decision is binary: use it or don't. And if you do use it your choice is more limited when it comes to discussing video quality itself. Tech enthusiasts focused on quality will be found discussing encoding methods on private torrenting groups or emerging tech like e-ink. And the "audiophile" crowd is as vibrant as ever.