The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 20/04/17 19:09, The Other Mike wrote:
On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:16:35 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"

wrote:

Old kit becomes obsolescent naturally. Anyone still using a 405 line VHF
TV? No? Was that because of the EU?

Indirectly it was, the Krauts invented PAL, we managed perfectly well
with black
and white tv's.

Anyone remember SECAM?



Are the Russians still using it?