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From: eric@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Eric Fielding)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: RGB to NTSC converters
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Date: 15 Apr 89 16:57:18 GMT
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I have not seen a discussion of this lately, but I think it would still be
best if people sent me mail, and I can post a summary.

We are now in the market for a RGB video to NTSC (i.e. VCR) converter. It
seems like this is a rapidly changing field, so the info I had from last
year may not be valid. 

I have heard that it is much more difficult (i.e. expensive) to go from a
1024 or ~900 line RGB to NTSC than it is from a 512 line screen, because
another box is needed to convert the scan frequency. Is this still true?
Is there any point in trying to put 1024 lines on a VCR anyway?

We will probably be using a 'regular' VCR to record and definitely want video
that can be played on a 'regular' VCR.

Thanks a lot.
				++Eric Fielding
fielding@geology.tn.cornell.edu
eric@crnlthry.bitnet
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