Food isn’t the only thing that can be overly processed. I was surprised and pleased to hear this segment on Marketplace, about the “improvements” that are found in the latest televisions.
Computer monitors continue to “look correct,” but television technology is going in the wrong direction, as far as I’m concerned. 8K? Really? But is returning to the old, discontinued plasma technology the best way to go? For some, but not for me.
A couple of friends have plasma TV’s (you know who you are!). They continue to use them and are pleased with the picture quality. I once tried a plasma TV, but for whatever reason, my eyes with cataract replacement lenses had trouble with it, as I explained at the time.
This video shows the effect of phosphor lag that, I suspect, some models of plasma TVs had more than others.
I see HDR (high dynamic range) as being another industry misstep, like 3D TV was. The idea seems to be that too bright isn’t bright enough. As I have said multiple times, I am happily hanging in with my two Samsung LCD/CFL sets and my very beloved JVC video projector. No HDR, no 3D, no motion smoothing, and no built-in “intelligence.”