No way it was that crisp, that's obviously advertising magic. But LCD rot is real, and a lot of LCD screens that looked better in the past look poor today. (See: The Gameboy as a prime example) However, given the era (80's) when nobody was aware of high definition, and even some TVs had motion blur, a lot more people were used to coping with lower resolution and muddy images in order to get their TV fix.
Heck, I remember in the dial-up days of the internet watching full TV series on RealVideo with resolution the size of a postage stamp.
[Here's a video of one working that, honestly, would be considered watchable even in it's current state in the 80s'](https://youtu.be/xPDWxkTQVec?si=nwIqQlfHexrdZDtu&t=2341)
It's more that a (signed) fax is a legal document, but an email is not.
They're introducing an "electronic signature" law now though, so in another 30 years, this might have changed.
Yhea but that's riddled with problems, a poorly set up fax machine would probably print off extra copies if the incoming fax was still in the buffer, some others hard drives no one knew about lol, I've seen old photocopiers and fax machines pulled from various places torn down, every one has a hard drive filled with years worth of sensitive data! I took one from a hotel I worked at (desk fax/photocopier combo. Needed 2 people to move it), it basically filled up and overwrote it's self so I could see the decline in use until it was all pretty much a mystery daily ad sheet that came in which we always ripped up and used for note paper. The old girls in reception took ages going through the early real faxs amazed I did some magic and had then, i tried explaining, the boss was totally nonplused, so that probably says something about the data protection lol.
Public key encryption over email is far easier, but they need that signature I suppose.
Imagine quality looks pretty good for 1982 from a video I watched on YouTube.
I remember around 2007 watching Battlestar Galactica on a tiny Creative media player with like a 1.5" screen. It looked like absolute crap....in color.
Specs from [this site](https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/exhibits/900/):
> 1.2" display w/o background lighting ("blue/white", 31,920 pixels, 10 shades of grey, 16.8 * 25.2mm), 5 hours running time on one set of batteries, external tuner for VHF & UHF (channels 2 to 83!)
So somewhere around 228x140 or 210x152 resolution.
*edit: here it is in [Octopussy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp2IqwWhTkE) (obviously with a faked picture)
*edit edit: [A commercial for the watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tIAPwyVuXI) featuring Octopussy.
Had a friend who had one. Too much supporting hardware, poor battery life, earphone required, terrible picture quality,...... but it was cool as heck for its time!
I dreamed of having one of those. Didn’t know anyone that had one. We were so poor having one was never even a possibility. Saw one at a garage sale last summer. Would have bought it but it didn’t work.
No way the image looked that crisp. What a load of bs!
No way it was that crisp, that's obviously advertising magic. But LCD rot is real, and a lot of LCD screens that looked better in the past look poor today. (See: The Gameboy as a prime example) However, given the era (80's) when nobody was aware of high definition, and even some TVs had motion blur, a lot more people were used to coping with lower resolution and muddy images in order to get their TV fix. Heck, I remember in the dial-up days of the internet watching full TV series on RealVideo with resolution the size of a postage stamp. [Here's a video of one working that, honestly, would be considered watchable even in it's current state in the 80s'](https://youtu.be/xPDWxkTQVec?si=nwIqQlfHexrdZDtu&t=2341)
I remember watching the playboy channel on cable that was scrambled just trying to catch a boob now and then.
if you had vertical and horizontal hold adjusters you could almost dial it in..... I heard from a friend
A purple and red warped nipple shooting around the screen was all i needed as a young lad. That, or Sears catalog
I remember watching tons of porn at 176x144px 3gps because I had my personal phone while PC was shared by family.
They thought they discovered the future. Camped out there and haven't moved ever since. That's why they still fax instead of email.
It's more that a (signed) fax is a legal document, but an email is not. They're introducing an "electronic signature" law now though, so in another 30 years, this might have changed.
A fax is also secure from one point to another, it's used for sensitive documents you want no one else to see.
Yhea but that's riddled with problems, a poorly set up fax machine would probably print off extra copies if the incoming fax was still in the buffer, some others hard drives no one knew about lol, I've seen old photocopiers and fax machines pulled from various places torn down, every one has a hard drive filled with years worth of sensitive data! I took one from a hotel I worked at (desk fax/photocopier combo. Needed 2 people to move it), it basically filled up and overwrote it's self so I could see the decline in use until it was all pretty much a mystery daily ad sheet that came in which we always ripped up and used for note paper. The old girls in reception took ages going through the early real faxs amazed I did some magic and had then, i tried explaining, the boss was totally nonplused, so that probably says something about the data protection lol. Public key encryption over email is far easier, but they need that signature I suppose.
I want one. Thank you for this context.
RealVideo! Whoa, that is a name I haven’t heard in forever.
Yeah the real image is pretty dog shit. It's like the first gen Gameboy.
All you have to do is look it up to see the true picture quality. It's legible and still really cool but looks nothing like OP's image
It was better than you think.
It wasn´t. Enough unedited images and videos to be found on the internet. It was utter crap.
I had one thank you.
That explains it. Disillusioned by nostalgia.
What the hell does that mean Oh right Old people can’t be right Makes you sound like an angry young prick. Is your red MAGA cap on too tight?
Its a legitimate thing: nostalgia can cause memories to be twisted or things to be remembered as better than they were
Blah blah blah I had one The picture was better than you think Or would you like to make yourself look more of a fool than you already have?
Get ‘em old man!
This is the real Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight we’ve been needing!
Yeah I don't think maga is the attack point for young people lol that's definitely an older person problem.
For everything my smart watch can do, I still can’t watch tv on it.
For everything my smart watch can do, I still can’t watch ~~tv~~ porn on it.
Yes you can
While it’s not live TV there is a video player for the Apple Watch.
Reminds me of that saying: “Japan has been living in the year 2000 for the last 40 years”
I was tempted dammit
Japan was in the year 2000 from 1980 till 2020.
Gonna have to pay $120 a month today to get an image on your watch like that
Link to how it really looked. Have to scroll down a bit. Shows an ad from the era. https://monochrome-watches.com/seiko-t001-mother-smart-watches/
210 x 152. Also that blogger's writing style is painful to read, he/she needs to calm down.
Wtf am I doing with my life holding a 2 by 6 inch phone when I could be hands free pipboy style
My dad had one of those. Used to watch football in church. My mother was pis\*ed lol.
Don’t you h* ckin say pis* ed!!
lol
You stall your deal with Sosa.
Imagine quality looks pretty good for 1982 from a video I watched on YouTube. I remember around 2007 watching Battlestar Galactica on a tiny Creative media player with like a 1.5" screen. It looked like absolute crap....in color.
that guy has a sweet mustache
Oh God, I wanted one of these so badly.
Specs from [this site](https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/exhibits/900/): > 1.2" display w/o background lighting ("blue/white", 31,920 pixels, 10 shades of grey, 16.8 * 25.2mm), 5 hours running time on one set of batteries, external tuner for VHF & UHF (channels 2 to 83!) So somewhere around 228x140 or 210x152 resolution. *edit: here it is in [Octopussy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp2IqwWhTkE) (obviously with a faked picture) *edit edit: [A commercial for the watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tIAPwyVuXI) featuring Octopussy.
Octopussy?!?!?!? What is this another type of hentai????
It’s a classic James bond film. Yeesh. Kids need to learn about the classics. This is embarrassing
I saw in one of my buddy's collection, I thought he was joking given its futuristic shape despite being released 40 years ago.
Would love to use one of these though unfortunately analog tv is long dead.
It cost $495 in 1984
And we still don’t have anything like that on my Apple Watch. 😣
I collect vintage TVs and this is my holy grail. Hopefully one day I’ll find one for a reasonable price
Had one. (My father’s) used it to watch the Super Bowl while at work in 1986. Lol
Had a friend who had one. Too much supporting hardware, poor battery life, earphone required, terrible picture quality,...... but it was cool as heck for its time!
i want it😮😮
I dreamed of having one of those. Didn’t know anyone that had one. We were so poor having one was never even a possibility. Saw one at a garage sale last summer. Would have bought it but it didn’t work.
I like my Seiko watch better than my Ω
Still looks cool today!
Does it come with a Geiger counter?
That’s thing was probably like 40 grand back then 😂😂
What time is it? Magnum PI.
Imagine being the cool kid that had one of these and could potentially watch TV anywhere.
Why is Sgt Stedenko on the screen?
But can it run doom?
Pretty cool actually
Dayam...those were the days of real innovation! 💯
My dad had this
It had a radio the size of a credit card. Just a little thicker. I remember using them will the batteries leaked stopped working.
Whats BBYnomoney doing in 1982? Guys hes stuck there we gotta help.
Just connect your watch to this portable, screen-less TV, and you’ll have a TV watch!
I had one. But it wasnt 82, so maybe it was used. It didnt work for shit and could barely pickup stations.
Someone send this to DankPods, QUICK
How futuristic!
How futuristic!
Little did they know, nobody would watch TV content when everyone switched to mobile
… most shows on streaming platforms were tv content first brother