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edwcross 7 days ago

TVs back then supported a given standard (NTSC, PAL) and a lower resolution. CRTs couldn't "buffer" the image. Several aspects made it so that "cheating" was not possible.

It was either fast, or nothing. Image quality suffered, but speed was not a parameter.

With LCDs, lag became a trade-off parameter. Technology enabled something to become worse, so economically it was bound to happen.

1970-01-01 7 days ago | parent [-]

>CRTs couldn't "buffer" the image

Sounds reasonable, but no.

https://www.extron.com/article/ntscdb4