Comment by disqard

2 months ago

You reminded me of how Marshall McLuhan called TV a "cool" (as opposed to "hot") medium.

My interpretation is that back in his day, TV was grayscale, grainy, and interlaced, and therefore demanded that the viewer exert their imagination to "complete the picture".

I imagine that if he were to see today's 4k full-color 120Hz panels, he would call TV a "hot" medium.

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