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[dr.ido]

Isn't Brazil the only country to have adopted PAL-M (525 lines, 60Hz, 3.58MHz subcarrier), while also the being the only PAL country to use MTS stereo?

I expect their recent sets are the same generic mulitstandard sets found in any PAL country with a different tuner. However some of the earlier sets may be unique as there would be no market for them outside of Brazil.

Also, other technologies held on longer in Brazil than anywhere else for whatever reason (The 8 bit Sega Master System console was supported with new games and systems in Brazil long after it was considered dead everywhere else). Could older TV designs have also survived longer?

[Captain Video]

[QUOTE]David Roper Whoa, where do you put 700 vintage TV sets?

He has a small three store building, which is his little TV museum. The second floor is so full of sets, that you even find difficult to walk between the TVs. He has a nice website, but it is in Portuguese, although you can e-mail him and communicate in English. The site address is www.televisoresantigos.com.br

[QUOTE]Einar72 I would be curious to know if you see many vintage Philips or other european brands of televisions in Brazil.

Philips has been manufacturing TVs here since 1953, if I'm not mistaken...before that, Philips TV sets were imported from Holland.

[QUOTE]Carmine I'll make you a deal... You find me one of these, and I'll get you more old tv's than you could shake a stick at!

Carmine, you would be somewhat disappointed if you came here... these old Dodge Chargers are rarely seem in the streets of Brazil today, and the remaining survivors are valued by collectors.

[QUOTE]What can you tell us about CoLoR tV in Brazil?

The TV people begun to think about bringing color TV to Brazil in 1960. Some NTSC broadcasts occurred in 1963 and 64, in the city of São Paulo, to some lucky 300 viewers that bought color sets imported from the USA - some of these sets still exist today. But this NTSC transmissions didn't had any government involvement, it was done solely by the TV stations. The government begun to really get involved in 1966, and an organized plan to bring color TV finally begun to took shape. The engineers in charge, it seems, were not impressed with NTSC, so they decided to create an hybrid system, which is PAL - M, that dr.ido mentions in his post. Color TV, using this system, finally became available to the public in 1972.

[QUOTE]dr.ido Isn't Brazil the only country to have adopted PAL-M (525 lines, 60Hz, 3.58MHz subcarrier), while also the being the only PAL country to use MTS stereo?

I believe Brazil is the only PAL-M country...I don't know about the use of MTS stereo by other PAL countries.