(after a long pause): "...That is the most unscientific thing you've ever said."
(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
The power returns. Sheldon, now alone at 3 AM, watches a Star Trek: The Next Generation rerun in perfect 1080p HD. He whispers to himself: "Worth it." Want a continuation where Sheldon tries to explain pixel interpolation to a very bored Missy? (after a long pause): "
(age 14, holding the remote like a sacred artifact): "Father, I've calculated the angular resolution of the human retina. Anything beyond 1080 horizontal lines of resolution is, for our viewing distance, superfluous. This television, however, is not superfluous. It is the single greatest technological achievement since the microwave." He whispers to himself: "Worth it
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.