One of the effects of HDTV is that it points out flaws that were hidden by the low resolution of the older format. Set designers for sitcoms are starting to make more intricate props because what looked like a real mahogany table now looks like spray-painted pine.
HDTV (may) also bring out blemishes and minor cosmetic flaws that actors used to be able to cover up with makeup and clever lighting. This is significant because the standard of beauty for television actors is near perfection, a standard that most people can't help comparing themselves to and thus drives the fashion, makeup, and cosmetic surgery industries. When HDTV becomes more commonplace, one of things will happen. One, actors will meet this new standard through better makeup, more plastic surgery, etc. Or two, actors will find that makeup can't cover everything and plastic surgery is either not worth it or impractical for everyone to get.
I personally think the first option is much more likely than the second. But whichever way it goes, something will change. Either people will be more obsessed about beauty and less tolerant of their imperfections, or the standard of beauty will lessen and people will think it is more acceptable to have small flaws.
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