Old movies where designed to be played with yesterday’s technology. Today’s technology was never designed to accomidate yesterday’s technology. Therefore, when you play old movies they will generally play better on yesterday’s technology. When playing old movies on a large screen using todays technology you will see all of the blemishes in the film. Consequently, you will be better off with a smaller screen with today’s technology such as a 24 or 30 inch screen. This way you will get a much better quality picture.