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Old 08-08-2022, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom9589 View Post
I've often wondered why color TV manufacturers didn't use the system similar to Westinghouse. Was it to eliminate yet another control (color hold) for the customer to mis-adjust?

I wonder how the PAL and SECAM systems handled the color subcarrier oscillator? Crystal controlled, I would think.
I always considered GEs system of using the gated burst to ring a tank circuit (that would resonate for longer than a horizontal line) to be the best. No expensive special components (crystals cough) and I've never seen it need adjusting to achieve color sync unlike RCA and Westinghouse sets.
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