WBNS television was testing 'high definition' video cameras back in 1998 and 1999. On September 9th, 1998, WBNS photographers and engineers went into downtown Columbus for the station's first, field test.
Man to think this was 20 years ago. I was born in 96 & moved to Columbus in 2004 yet it still feels like yesterday, but yeah technology sure has evolved way beyond what it was then.
Crazy To Think That As An 18 Year Old Currently, I Can See That There Was A World That Can Be Seen So Crisp And Clear As Day, Almost A Whole Decade Before I Was Even A Mere Cell In My Dad's Body. Way To Go Columbus, Love From Buffalo.
From mid to late 90s is when things changed forever when cell phones, the internet, DVD, HDTV flatscreens and gaming in 3D were the beginning for the next century to come.
@-OBEY- That's right they did 1st release them in 1998,But they were super expensive 😮😮😮😮The Mainstream didn't start getting them til 2001ish when prices started to come down I didn't have one until early 2004
Wow, it's hard to believe high definition was around back in 1998! :D Edit: Before you reply, yes, I understand 4K 35mm film existed back then, but I figured only Hollywood had availability to such technologically advanced cameras at the time. Most people who had TVs back then did not have HD TVs. So, I figured most other news stations or individual small organizations had no reason to get such cameras since everyone watched standard definition TV, let alone be able to afford them due to how expensive they were at the time and still are to this very day.
25 years ago. Deceptively modern looking because HD was in its infancy during this era. This footage is as far away from today as it was the early 70s but this looks like it could have been filmed recently, if not for the outdated cars and brands shown.
I was in high school then there were cell phones back then but they were just used as phones some had rudimentarl low res cameras and some pixel video games.Notice something nobodys head is buried in their smartphones. Things have changed.
WOW is is Amazing, i was born 2001 and i feel i living in the 90's. also Google was released in September 4, 1998! Which means 4 days old. i will say how time flies
What is no one doing in this video? Not one person is on their phone.... people, believe it or not, used to actually talk. What a wonderful world that must have been...
This video shows that even though hair styles, clothing styles, cars and architectural styles may change, when we look at old video footage a lot of what makes it look old is that it was shot on old cameras, may have degraded over the years, the versions that were broadcast to us were of lower quality, or we're watching stuff formatted for different styles of screens/lower resolution on this devices formatted for HD/4K. A lot of the grain, frame rates, and color grading is what contributes to the "old look" but if you manage to see this stuff in HD or 4K it shows the world hasn't changed much. Two versions of 1998 exist in my head, the version I actually lived, and a version seen through old news footage and video captured by random people back then that has that hazy nostalgic grainy look. And I don't know which I prefer, the reality or the one capture on cameras of the time. There's even footage here on RU-vid from like 2010 that was captured in 360P/480P in 4:3 aspect ratio before HD really took over and it's like "wow 2010 looked like that!?" But reality kicks in and I'm well aware that 2010 looked just how things look right now. It's both and beautiful and weird feeling.
And this was about 6 months shy of my 5th birthday. I can vouch for the food tasting better back in the late 90s and early 2000s. TV shows, music, and video games were better as well.
A world without people glued to their phones, where you still dressed up and went out to work, where people talked in public and where you read actual newspapers and books. When life was REAL!!
You're right. I got carried away. I say crazy unnecessary silly things when I comment on youtube videos. But yeah, not known to be a 2000's kid, no kidding and it's not good to give your personal information on the internet. But I was aware.
Dont worry about this Culture Warrior (fungo66631) @fanofretrotechnology. Born in 2007 and you remember 08. I believe we know things as an infant. I'm born in '98 and remember '99 easily enough. "YOU'RE NOT A NINETIES KID" SAID Every Narcissistic Priss born in '92 and JEALOUS, that we know their stuff.
I remember an article in Nintendo Power (had to have been around 1995 or 1996) boasting that the N64 under development would be compatible with HDTVs lol. Had no clue what that meant back in the day.
Whoever shot the street food you literally on accidentally predicted how hd footage and images would be used to show food in incredible detail. *GIVE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK*
Things don't really look all that different today if you consider everything but 25 years before 1998 things were drastically different and 50 years before they things were extremely different. It makes you wonder what changed society because for many many thousands of years we basically were the same then come the 1800s and things took a major turn and started to exponentially advance. Especially during the late 40s into the 50s. Suddenly we have laser technology, microcircuitry, advanced metals, fiber optics, and much more all in one decade. Strangely enough right after a few supposed ufo crashes we suddenly start coming out with the above mentioned technology. Makes you wonder how so suddenly
Biggest things I notice: No smartphones, those ties and large dress shirts, the dated look of the vehicles, that "Biggie" Wendy's mug. Otherwise, doesn't feel all that different. Reminds me of that feeling of traveling as a kid.
Cell phones already existed in '98, but it was only used for calling/texting and nothing else. And pocket-sized Nokia phones were a norm in the late 90's.
@HBC 101 In addition to what you said, the vast majority of cell phones also had monochrome displays back then. This remained until 2003. 1998-2003 is like a mini era of its own. The Y2K era with late 90s/early 2000s culture, technology and fashion.
Did everybody dress in suits to work in the 90s? Maybe because my dad worked in factorys and warehouses my whole life. I only saw him with his company shirt and hat. It was like a mechanic style shirt.
