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   From: andrew.morrison10@btopenworld.com   
      
   "Stephen Neal"  wrote in message   
   news:befebk$8gl$1$830fa7b3@news.demon.co.uk...   
   > Andrew Morrison wrote:   
   > [snip]   
   > > So, if the french secam system had 819 lines over the UK's 405 - over   
   > > double - then wouldn't have the quality been great ?   
   >   
   > This wasn't SECAM - AIUI SECAM was/is the line sequential FM based   
   > subcarrier colour system. (Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire - Sequential   
   > colour with memory)   
   >   
   > I expect the 819 system could have been good in picture quality terms   
   live -   
   > it had a wide vision bandwith? - but I suspect any Quad VTR designed to   
   > operate on it must have softened it a bit?   
   >   
   > Steve   
   >   
   >   
      
   Of course SECAM wasn't in use then - your right.  SECAM was developed for   
   colour.  D'oh !   
      
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