Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3100 mails)

[Alan Dowley <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> In both NTSC and PAL &SECAM.  The number refers to the total number of
> horizontal lines per frame, including the superblack sync bar.  For
> NTSC, that number is 525 and it's 625 for PAL & SECAM. NTSC has had 525
> lines, since before WW2.  These numbers predate personal computers by
> many years.  Also, NTSC is 60 fields/second or 30 frams/sec.  PAL &
> SECAM are 50 fields and 25 frames.
So when is the US going to catch up with European technology. We moved 
from 405 to 625 many years ago.