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lewadams777
New Member

4 Posts
8/21
Posted - Nov 11 2023 : 11:49AM
I should say I am 44 and in my 20's most porn was 64 hex 480 or even smaller and low resolution. Over the past 10 years or so with 1080, 4k, etc.... I find personally I like the lower-res porn better. I think the 4k porn looks TOO real or something, and I honestly do not understand why I don't like it as much, I SHOULD! lol.

But I just find the lower resolution more smutty or something.

I also do not like modern production methods with all the fancy lighting and everything.... I don't like my porn looking so professional.

Anyone else relate?

pat362
Senior Member

10083 Posts
3/10
Posted - Nov 11 2023 : 1:34PM
Hopefully I don't amble on too much because this is a subject that's near and dear to me. Let me preface that I prefer to download my porn so large video files is a problem as they take a huge amount of space and it stands to reason that high resolution video files are going to be significantly larger than their lower resolution counterpart. Now to some people anything below 1080p is an abomination but frankly I've never thought that porn needed to be in high resolution. I'm usually quite happy with 480p but I will usually look for 544p or 720p but only if they video file is not too big.

^Is it possible lewadams that one of the reason why you prefer lower resolution porn is that its the only kind you can find from porn made 20+ years ago and which I find is often superior to most of what is made today. It's also true that since I'm in my 50's then the kind of porn I first watched was not even close to high definition and it never bothered me. In fact the only three major complaints I have about old porn is the crappy lighting, the shortness of the sex scene and not enough view of the action. That last one I think has more to do with the kind of equipment available back then than a lack of imagination.

Flash All-Star Supporter
Golden Age Classic

11018 Posts
5/01
Posted - Nov 11 2023 : 1:47PM
I prefer high definition.
I'm glad so many of the classics (70s and 80s) are being released in 1080 and 2160p.
HumptyRumpty
Senior Member

1664 Posts
8/18
Posted - Nov 11 2023 : 2:54PM
I definitely prefer the picture quality of the higher resolutions. However, due to the very large size of 1080 and 2160 videos, I tend to stick to mostly 480 videos, with an occasional 720. I grew up with standard SD resolution, so I don't see it as lacking. Thus, SD works well for me.
Reversecowgirlisboring
Deactivated User

74 Posts
1/23
Posted - Nov 11 2023 : 2:58PM
I don't mind it. I don't need to see every blemish and wrinkle. I don't know why anyone would need a 5 gigabyte file size for one scene.
 
Green_Ghost
Member

161 Posts
11/23
Posted - Nov 11 2023 : 4:22PM
i am the same age as you and i hate ANYTHING less than 720p. give me 8k in 120 fps
Bella
Member

383 Posts
3/23
Posted - Nov 11 2023 : 11:36PM
I agree with you lewadams777 I prefer my porn a little rough around the edges so to speak, but one thing I hate is fuzzy image quality, I don't mind a little grainy which you see with an old film but the fuzziness or out of focus look you see with most 4:3 aspect ratio downloads from various VOD sites is unacceptable in my opinion, there's no reason a 720×480 or 720×576 video can't be crystal clear as so called HD, it really has to do with the production standards at whatever outfit is mass producing the DVD's, and why VOD sites can't upload sharp image quality 4:3 videos is a mystery to me.

I have quite a few 720×576 (PAL) DVD's from Europe which have exceptional image clarity (and some bad ones too!) way sharper than the 16:9 so called "HD" DVD's, but the point is I like the vintage pre-widescreen era better I think, things seemed a little simpler back then than now, more natural and less refined than today, and I don't mind black bars on the sides of the image on a widescreen monitor.

bosspong
Member

11 Posts
12/21
Posted - Nov 19 2023 : 10:59PM
I kinda agree in that I think todays porn is way too slick and overproduced. The lower res gave more of "real" vibe, like you're were watching a home movie instead of a big budget blockbuster...not sure how to put it.
Blast
Member

286 Posts
6/22
Posted - Nov 20 2023 : 1:35AM
High resolution can be very natural looking image. I agree that low res breathes and leaves something to imagination but you are also confusing it with unique flair porn had when it was more taboo. I don't think you can recreate that in any way.



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