Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!anise!salt.acc.com!lars From: lars@salt.acc.com (Lars J Poulsen) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: NTSC-PAL (in)compatibility Message-ID: <852@anise.acc.com> Date: 27 Jun 89 06:53:57 GMT References: <124@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu> <566@axis.fr> <7263@cg-atla.UUCP> Sender: news@anise.acc.com Organization: Advanced Computer Communications, Santa Barbara, California Lines: 28 In article <7263@cg-atla.UUCP> welch@cg-atla.UUCP (John Welch) writes: > SECAM stands for Systeme Electronique Couleur Avec Memoire. > PAL ... Phase Alternation ,or alternating Line > NTSC = Never The Same Color :-) >This info was culled from the Raster Graphics Handbook put out by >Conrac. Back around 1965 or so, when Europe was all aflame with political wars about selecting TV color systems, I heard: NTSC = Never Twice Same Color SECAM = Supreme Effort Contre Americains PAL = Phase Alternating Line PAL was technically much superior to both alternatives (much like beta was technically superior to VHS), but France would not budge (pigheaded Gaullist nationalism). Later, France licensed their system to the East bloc; DDR wanted a system that would deprive their citizens of color when watching western TV. Since then, NTSC has adopted color standards at the top of the frame that allow dynamic compensation for phase shift in the transmission channel, so the practical difference has diminished (somewhat like VHS-HQ). / Lars Poulsen (800) 222-7308 or (805) 963-9431 ext 358 ACC Customer Service Affiliation stated for identification only My employer probably would not agree if he knew what I said !!