The Cooper living room, 1991. A bulky, brand-new "high-definition" television (a massive 32-inch CRT, state-of-the-art for the time) sits where the old 20-inch used to be.
(walking in, eating a Pop-Tart): "It's still just a box that shows people smaller than real life. What's the big deal?" young sheldon s04e03 1080p hd
(entering with laundry): "Sheldon, don't talk about pores. And George, don't break the new TV before we've made the first payment." The Cooper living room, 1991
(sitting in the dark, defeated): "All those pixels... gone. Just like the dinosaurs." What's the big deal
The "B-plot" involves (who arrives unexpectedly) using the old 20-inch TV for a gambling operation in her living room, creating a hilarious juxtaposition: Sheldon obsesses over 1080p perfection while Meemaw makes money off 240p static.
"What's the big deal ? Missy, with 480i standard definition, you are essentially watching the world through a screen door. With 1080p progressive scan, you are seeing reality, pixel by pixel, in its full, uncompromised glory. You can finally see the individual pores on Dan Rather's forehead."