In article ,
charles wrote:
PAL was developed at the request of the European Broadcast Union. The
previous colour TV system, NTSC, had undergone extensive trials by the
BBC etc and been found lacking.

Not quite true. The BBC found NTSC quite useable - provided it was
treated properly. A test was made by sending am NTSC signal by
landline/microwave to Moscow & back - with no significant degradation.
The BBC backed NTSC, but when the majority of countries opted for PAL,
they used that system. One obvious indication of NTSC as the BBC's
choice was the high stability crystals needed for colour reference were
built for NTSC.

That is not the story we were told at BBC ETD. NTSC was simply not
consistent enough for domestic use in practice.

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