Yeah. A CRT at 1280x1024 looks just as good as my 4K TV in terms of clarity in TV/movies/video games. Really, text is the only thing that’s worse. Hell, even 720p looks amazing in a side by side comparison with native 4K content on my relatively high end 4K TV (Hisense U8 series).
You probably played Oblivion on a CRT television. 480i is a lot more forgiving of blocky geometry than 1080p or 4k
It’s not just the resolution but also the CRT tech. It smooths out the image because the pixels themselves are different.
Yeah. A CRT at 1280x1024 looks just as good as my 4K TV in terms of clarity in TV/movies/video games. Really, text is the only thing that’s worse. Hell, even 720p looks amazing in a side by side comparison with native 4K content on my relatively high end 4K TV (Hisense U8 series).
Funny you mention that! I was actually playing Oblivion when I went from CRT to 720p and the difference felt like putting on glasses.
It’s when I realized there was actually a border around the loading screen that had sketch-like art.