RE: 50hz v 100hz CRT TVs

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> MS> spent some time at the weekend touring the electrical=20
> shops looking=20
> MS> at new TVs (CRT).=A0 No reading the specs online I think=20
> I've picked=20
> MS> up the advantage of a 100hz TV incorrectly from the=20
> salesmen.=A0 I think he said that on fast sports like football=20
> or grand prix there could be bluring on a convential (i.e.=20
> 50hz?) TV whereas on a 100hz screen this would be eliminated.=A0
>  Trouble is on my 20 year old Sony I don't think I've ever=20
> noriced any blurring! :-)=A0 Was that just sales bull??
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> It's sales bull. The degree of blurring depends on the=20
> effective shutter speed of the camera; normally 1/25 of a=20
> second. (1/75 of a second for super slo mo cameras.)
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> The only advantage of 100Hz TVs is the reduction in large=20
> area flicker, unfortunately all the 100hz TVs that I've seen=20
> introduce processing artefacts that are more annoying than=20
> the flicker.

I'm definitely with Bill on this - sorry to contradict you Peter...

Phil