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Old 11-21-2015, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Albrecht View Post
Are you sure? The color resolution of NTSC is much lower than the luminance resolution (which I'm sure you understand well). I expect to see the color of fine details to be washed out (or even shifted a little with respect to the luminance). I suspect this was displayed on some kind of studio monitor that got a better signal than plain old NTSC. Or am I mistaken?

A 2" hi-band video tape displayed on a properly set up consumer color receiver
in 1965 would produce the quality picture you viewed on the Bob Hope Christmas special. I can only relate my own experience working at that time in broadcast television.

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