Forum:Why is the technology in the OT so crappy?

I know this is an old topic and that it's been debated for ages, but dont bash me, I don't know where to look. The technology for the Empire as for the Rebel Alliance seems so old, gray, and very basic. When you see the big screen in ANH when Dodonna explains how they're going to destroy Deah Star I, it's quite basic. In the prequels, it would be in 3D and colored. We could explain that by the Rebel's lack of ressources, but as for the Empire?... Was it just the "style" of the era? Is there an in-universe justification for all this?... Klow 09:56, 28 May 2008 (UTC)