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Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
The political reason was to keep the UK electronics companies in work, to
avoid cheap sets made in much larger quantities in the US.

When colour started in the UK, it was only on one UHF channel out of 3.
The other two were still 405 line VHF. So the first colour sets were dual
standard.

Given the US never attempted to make sets to the UK mono standard of 405
lines - which pre-dated any US one - just why do you think they'd have
been interested in any other UK market? A few years later, UK colour sets
were UHF only when the other channels went colour.

I also doubt any US manufactured set would have been cheaper in the UK
after transport and setting up a service/dealer network, etc. US cars, for
example, have never been competitive here, price wise.

Your idea that the whole world should adopt US standards regardless of
local conditions was just to protect their home industries says much.
It's the reason why the far east has taken over the manufacture of such
things. They tend to make what people want, rather than what the
manufacturers think they should have. And the UK is equally as guilty.

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