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RE: RGB to.....?


  • Subject: RE: RGB to.....?
  • From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 18:11:17 +0100

Hi Tony,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Butler [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
>
> > Back in the dim and distant past of PC's, VGA *WAS* a
> > standard as were CGA, EGA etc
> >
> > VGA (Video Graphics Array) originally was 640x480 31kHz
> > Horizontal 60Hz Vertical.
>
> Exactly - even the lowly VGA was 31kHz, so why would the tv guys go
for
> 15Hz?
>

Because VGA was only created in the 1980's whereas the UHF Colour TV system
started in the UK in 1967. Technology is a rapidly changing thing and
things
that werent possible 10 years ago became outdated 5 years ago and the
things
that outdated them are now obsolete !!

Keith




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