16 240p | Murdoch Mysteries Season

He saw Julia arguing for women's rights in a blurry but passionate speech. He saw Inspector Brackenreid turn a shade of purplish-red (or maybe that was just the color correction) while yelling at a suspect.

Just when they were about to give up, Murdoch spotted something peculiar. A faint reflection on the thief's jacket seemed to reveal a crucial piece of information - a small, distinctive pin. The image was still blurry, but Murdoch's trained eye picked out the subtle detail.

Watching Murdoch Mysteries in 240p ironically makes the show look like it was filmed in 1905, not set in it. The fuzzy grain hides the modern zippers on costumes. The pixelation softens the CGI of Murdoch’s inventions (like his early lie detector). For a show about the past, viewing it through the technological lens of the past creates a strange, meta-authenticity.

It was a chilly autumn evening in Toronto when Detective William Murdoch received a call from Inspector Lestrade. A mysterious case was unfolding, and Lestrade needed Murdoch's expertise to crack it.