I just want to eventually be able to view NTSC video like it used to be viewed, but without preserving a CRT to do so with.
It was originally proofed on a CRT. It may have been a ridiculously-good and Sony BVM in excellent calibration, but it was still a CRT that had CRT issues.
(I don't care much if nobody else wants that experience. I'll build it myself when I feel that modern displays have become flexible-enough to accomplish my goals.)
A high quality CRT wouldn't have a lot of those issues. And a lot of content wasn't proofed on anything, it's raw camera output. Either way if something came from a camera there's no intent to have half of CRT's problems, and they very likely didn't do any compensation for those problems that would look bad on a better screen.
Wanting the whole package of CRT flaws isn't just playing a record, it's playing a record with a cheap needle. Go ahead if it feels more nostalgic or right to you, and I wish you luck in finding what you want. But I don't think it adds anything, and to some extent it detracts from the original.
I hope that you have a very nice day, and wish that you may reconsider the value of telling others the way in which they shall (and shall not) enjoy their media.
It was originally proofed on a CRT. It may have been a ridiculously-good and Sony BVM in excellent calibration, but it was still a CRT that had CRT issues.
(I don't care much if nobody else wants that experience. I'll build it myself when I feel that modern displays have become flexible-enough to accomplish my goals.)