Acorn BBC Micros

From: Doug Spence <ds_spenc_at_alcor.concordia.ca>
Date: Sat Nov 7 07:18:39 1998

On Wed, 4 Nov 1998, Hans Franke wrote:

> Due a smaler coulour band signal. The slow colour change
> is a real pain for movies but the 50 vs 60 Hz isn't
> visible, althrugh when used with computers, both are
> just bad.

I definitely notice the 50Hz vs 60Hz difference on my computer. I might
not notice it with a TV signal, though - I've never watched PAL
television. (But I've watched 50Hz 'EuroDemos' on the TV.)

> This might not be true for the low price TV sets, but
> any TV I (or friends of mine) had within the last
> 10 years could syncronize 60 Hz b&w and all (but one
> tested in 1984) could also display NTSC signals.

Our current television (JVC model no. AV-27965, manufactured in 1995) will
definitely _not_ synch to 50Hz. This annoyed me. All of our old
tube-based monstrosities are perfectly happy with 50Hz.

But north American televisions are primitive relative to European ones. I
would _really_ like it if they'd put SCART connectors on the sets over
here!


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Doug Spence
ds_spenc_at_alcor.concordia.ca
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/
Received on Sat Nov 07 1998 - 07:18:39 GMT

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