askgaming

Fair play, people's preferences are ultimately a subjective thing

I would say when it's done properly it genuinely looks like the devs have found resolution that doesn't exist in the image

Here's a good example that I think demonstrates it clearly (though this is a real deal CRT in this image versus the kind of filters I'm talking about in this thread, though the goal is the same effect)

(Via https://mastodon.social/@ponysmasher/111025666005999438)

You and me both. I remember thinking our TV was cheap or shitty because the images never looked like this:

I went to Radio Shack a handful of times when I was 12 or so trying to buy better coaxial or component cables to “fix the problem,” not really understanding the fundamental issue.

I don’t care how it was intended to look- seeing those blocks pop in HD is so much more satisfying than muddy pixels smeared across a CRT.