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Originally Posted by Colly0410
Read somewhere that 405 NTSC looked superb, presume this was under lab conditions though. What it would have been like on sets out in the wild with interference, ghosting, low signal level that many 405 line viewers used to put up with can only be speculated on. I'm wondering if it would have coped fairly well with it having a lower definition/bandwidth?
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There is a rule in video media: "Content is king." People were happy to watch terrible-quality bootleg VHS copies of Star Wars. That is not to say that improved quality has no value, but it is ancillary to the programs. So, if 625 lines was never a thing, people would have watched 405 color contentedly, I think; but having 625 available at the same time as color definitely pushed things in that direction.