The Teletubbies have been around for 20 years now. I was a little too old to care about them at the height of their popularity, but now, with my mind dedicated to the consumer-tech news world, I stopped to think about them for a brief moment. Teletubbies have TV screens implanted into their abdomens. How did those get there? What mad scientist performed this insane experiment in a land only known as Teletubbyland? Actually, I’m not really worried about that part. I work for a gadget-review vertical on a tech site. I’m worried about the mechanics of Teletubby technology.
1. How do you change the aspect ratio?
I noticed pre-reboot, the Teletubbies’ tummies had a 4:3 aspect ratio screen, but now have 16:9 screens. Something happened to the Teletubbies as of the 2015 reboot of the show. Are these new-model beings, or were they upgraded?
2. How hard was it to upgrade their hardware?
If they upgraded, was it the whole shell, or just the screen itself? I really hope they didn’t have entire cathode-ray tubes in their midsections before the reboot.
3. What happens when they play 4:3 videos now?
Hopefully they don’t just stretch them out.
4. Do those tummy screens have HDR?
If the new range of Teletubbies are going to be future-proof enough to not need constant further upgrades, it would be wise if they had the ability to display greater dynamic range of luminosity.