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From: brown@nicmad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.analog,net.misc,net.tv
Subject: Re: TV & VCR standards
Message-ID: <517@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 10:40:19 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 17 10:40:19 1986
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Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
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In article <36721@lanl.ARPA> jp@a.UUCP (James Potter) writes:
>There is another standard in England that has coarser resolution than the US
>standard (fewer lines per frame).  I have heard of sets that could select that
>system, but I don't think it is/was a color system.

The old 405 line B&W service has been taken out of service.  It was kept alive
until a majority of Great Britain was covered by the 625 line service.

I believe last year was the last year of 405 line.
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