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Originally Posted by Horizon
...yep, I used to have the same view as "tweetie" (change of username?) until I got a larger HD tv. Basically you need HD content, otherwise it looks awful.
It's a great shame that all our old tv shows were not filmed on 35mm film, unlike American shows.
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The film stock has deteriorated quite badly in some cases, and restoration is an expensive process that is reserved for the few jewels in the crown that justify it (Star Trek, for example, where every excuse to reissue the whole thing on the latest portable media is welcomed with open wallets).
Once the BBC started archiving on videotape (as opposed to wiping tapes for re use and archiving only select episodes on film), their future was secured. You'll never see Fawlty Towers in HD, but it can at least be replayed whenever required without the recoding medium going off.