crap US TV picture
30 October 2013, 02:20 PM
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crap US TV picture
So, here's a question to the tech bods out there.
Why does American TV picture quality look crap and fuzzy compared to the UK picture?
Why does American TV picture quality look crap and fuzzy compared to the UK picture?
30 October 2013, 03:34 PM
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Less lines than us 
The US system (NTSC) was 525 lines whereas the European system (PAL) is 576 lines. Full HD is 1080 lines.
However the US system has a higher refresh rate of 60Hz versus the European 50Hz, both systems use interlacing whereby only half the lines are updated on each cycle so the true rate is 30 or 25Hz.
It is also said that the colour reproduction isn't as good on the NTSC system hence it being nicknamed "Never Twice the Same Colour". Can't remember the reasons why.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC
The US system (NTSC) was 525 lines whereas the European system (PAL) is 576 lines. Full HD is 1080 lines.
However the US system has a higher refresh rate of 60Hz versus the European 50Hz, both systems use interlacing whereby only half the lines are updated on each cycle so the true rate is 30 or 25Hz.
It is also said that the colour reproduction isn't as good on the NTSC system hence it being nicknamed "Never Twice the Same Colour". Can't remember the reasons why.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC
30 October 2013, 04:24 PM
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Less lines than us
The US system (NTSC) was 525 lines whereas the European system (PAL) is 576 lines. Full HD is 1080 lines.
However the US system has a higher refresh rate of 60Hz versus the European 50Hz, both systems use interlacing whereby only half the lines are updated on each cycle so the true rate is 30 or 25Hz.
It is also said that the colour reproduction isn't as good on the NTSC system hence it being nicknamed "Never Twice the Same Colour". Can't remember the reasons why.
NTSC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The US system (NTSC) was 525 lines whereas the European system (PAL) is 576 lines. Full HD is 1080 lines.
However the US system has a higher refresh rate of 60Hz versus the European 50Hz, both systems use interlacing whereby only half the lines are updated on each cycle so the true rate is 30 or 25Hz.
It is also said that the colour reproduction isn't as good on the NTSC system hence it being nicknamed "Never Twice the Same Colour". Can't remember the reasons why.
NTSC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
cheers, explains it.
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