Source quality and video codecs are so good these days that those "inferior" rips will be much higher quality than, say, DVDs. It's all about "good enough".
Right? I remember watching awful cam rips back in the day. I'm always so busy these days, 90% of the long-form content I watch is on my tablet riding the bus on my commute. Movies are different, but I can't remember the last time I was inclined to see a tv show above 720p. This is all personal anecdotes, but still.