Comment on Is it true that one of the reasons VHS beat Betamax was porn?
watson@lemmy.world 1 week agoBack then, the TV and VHS picture quality was somewhere between 240p and 360p. Betamax was the first format available to consumers whose picture was 480p.
Venator@lemmy.nz 4 days ago
IIRC most TVs only supported 480i until DVDs came out
watson@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Most could go to 576p, but it was rare for that to be broadcasted in the United States. It was mostly a Europe thing. And even when it was a thing, and only went on for a year or two.
Venator@lemmy.nz 4 days ago
Oh yeah true, it would’ve been 576i in NZ, so maybe that’s why I didn’t notice as much image quality difference between VHS and DVD(aside from the noise when VHS tapes get old)
watson@lemmy.world 4 days ago
well, I’ve also noticed that HD downscaled to SD looks a lot better than native SD.