Re: Blech! How can you stand 640x200??

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <20010105002454.29444.00000628@ng-cg1.aol.com>,
Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
 
> so all fields are superimposed, with half the lines and 50/60 Hz
> refresh rate.  (Frequency depends on PAL/NTSC, of course.)
 
No it doesn't really.  Everyone who believes NTSC always uses 60 Hz
and PAL always uses 50 Hz refresh rate should visit Brazil, where
PAL/M (i.e. PAL at 60 Hz refresh rate) is used.
 
Also: In Europe in the early 1960'ies, before the PAL standard was
adopted, there were some experimental NTSC transmissions using 50 Hz
refresh rate.
 
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