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Panrock wrote:When colour started in the UK in 1967, there seemed to be a tendency by the BBC to avoid saturated pictures, or maybe I'm just remembering how my Dad always set it. Colour was only available on BBC2, which was their 'highbrow' channel.
At the time, we had a dual standard (405/625) 25-inch Baird on rental. After it was delivered, as soon as Dad was out of sight, I had the back off! He wouldn't have been best pleased...
Steve O
Dave Moll wrote:See his British Heritage Television web site for more detailed information on the timeline of television in the UK.
Klaas Robers wrote: For the 405 line BBC-1 transmissions this 625 line signal was electronically converted to 405 lines by a tube-capacitor frame translator. It was a monster of a thing, but it worked!
Klaas Robers wrote:Oh yes, SECAM..... Very few people know that iin France:
- all TV cameras are in PAL,
- all TV studios are in PAL,
- all professional recording is done in PAL,
- the total distribution (micro wave links) is done in PAL
- all transmitters have a PAL to SECAM converter for the signal they transmit.
An then,
- all TVs have a built in SECAM to PAL converter before the colour signals are decoded.
Panrock wrote:Anybody from here coming on Saturday? Klaas perhaps? Dave Moll? AncientBrit ?
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