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Originally Posted by freakaftr8
I did not know abour GE's VIR system. Ove seen it, but just assumed it was like RCAs accucolor. Learn something new every day!
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There's been discussion of VIR in other threads here. A major problem with it was that proper use was not mandated by the FCC and was seldom adhered to by the broadcasters. It should have been inserted at the studio and then not touched all the way through the final transmitter. However, stations sometimes inserted it down the line, so it was then unrelated to the video. Some stations inserted it just before the transmitter feed so it could be used to correct any distortions on the studio transmitter link and in the transmitter. The result of all this is that VIR had a good chance of making the color worse when you turned it on in the set. TV manufacturers that looked at it often decided that without regulated use, VIR would be on average a detriment to their product line.
It's too bad. It could have gone a long way towards fixing the variable color performance of analog cable TV systems.