Revisiting an old topic - Adding DC Restoration to a 1950s TV

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Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn

Well of course the contrast on old sets was/is limited to whatever the CRT face reflects in any given ambient lighting. That's the main reason modern flat screens can produce such apparent contrast. But in IMO it's pushed over the edge, to the point of now being an effect more so than anything you'd see inside or outdoors in natural lighting. Keeping in mind that everyone's eyes aren't calibrated the same, not anymore that our ears are. I've met a few folks that don't see color, or so they say.

There have been a few shows which give my CRT based Runco HDTV projector fits, because the night scenes are so dark, that if I adjust contrast to suit them, then the picture looks horrible on bright scenes. What tripped up the Marconi was concert videos where they alternate between dark very bright. The DC restoration circuit seems to help these.

I agree though, it is kind of pushing things too far, but unfortunately I have no influence over what sort of signal the TV gets. I actually use my vintage sets for 100% of TV watching, simply because I like them. I can't convince the family to live in black and white though, so the main living room set is a CTC38.