www.theoldcatvequipmentmuseum.org

Brings back memories!!

I loved the earlier equiptment,much easier to use,produced a better picture (Being analogue and all)

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Dude, I know medical tests can be expensive in the US, but you really need to go for an eye test if you think there was a better picture from set top tech from the 60s and 70s...

Well im talking a more natural looking experience mate :)

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There was nothing natural about NTSC analogue tv used across North America, regardless of how it was delivered. It was the lowest resolution of the three competing colour systems in use around the world and its inconsistency was famous, hence the usual mis-rendering of the acronym as Never Twice the Same Color. ;)

We tend to forget just how bad it was because most of the major shows made with one eye on the international market were shot on 35mm film and then transferred to videotape for playout. Often what we see these days (Friends being a good example) is re-scanned from the film and nothing like what it would have looked like on first broadcast.

The PAL system (UK and many other places) was capable of significantly better resolution than NTSC and SECAM (France, Eastern Europe) better still, though it wasn’t fully exploited in most places that used it.

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There is a good channel on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX649lnKAU0 (and two further videos) that covers the American move to colo(u)r and the differences between different standards. For anyone interested that is.

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Thanks for the link BenMcr.