Do "roundie" color sets make a better picture than later sets?

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Originally Posted by DaveWM

not owning a flat screen, I am somewhat ignorant to how they look, but for what I have seen while traveling.

I did notice that the quality of the image seems to have something to do with if there is an "HD" program on. if the show was not 'HD" it looked horrible.

Does that mean that if I watch old programs they will not be in "HD" sorry just a bit out of step with new tech.

Depends on the show and the source. Shows that were originally recorded directly to and preserved on film are being re-telecined with HD cameras allowing HD versions to be released, but shows that survived only on tape or kinnescope (filming a monitor to record the show) are hard limited to non-HD resolution.

Filmed shows still can be non-HD if they have yet to be re-telecined in HD or the studio is using an old recording of a SD-telecine or the feed has been down converted to NTSC.

Quality of NTSC presentation on flat screens can be a bit of a crap shoot depending on the model and available settings.