"Telephones. We were on a 6-party line. Everyone had their own ring. Ours was two shorts and a long. But if your neighbor was curious, they could pick up and listen in. Rude ones would even make comments or tell you to get off the line; they needed to make a more important call."
Depending on the TV it's the contrast, flat panels sometimes have trouble with shadow/black sections on scenes though most are much better now.
you're right. the new tvs just blur it all together and call it high definition when it just gives you a high headache because the human brain cannot comprehend much more detail. also the new stuff cant run the old stuff. so it cant be much "better"
this is true. and accidentally hitting the shifter to neutral also helps a lot. but engineers act like they know better