Well, I only had a good RGB capable TV in the late 2000s. I doubt many people used anything other than RF.Lethargeek wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:35 pm late Spectrum models got RGB and many (if not most) even 48k soviet clones were RGB-only
So my comments are about regular RF connections on late 1980's TV.
Here's a capture from real hardware (at 1:25). Don't know if it's RF or composite video, but it's PAL signal:
https://youtu.be/SrXFNqxPUHw?t=84
Colours are still bright and saturated, but little differences have appeared.
For example, on the boat Yellow is about #E3E300; on the sky Cyan is #52FFFF, etc.
My point is that both systems looked good back in the day.
They took advantage of existing tech, and the user would optimize the TV settings to get the best picture.