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threaded replied

21 July 2009, 17:41
Originally posted by zeitghost

Two converters...

One Freeview box for yer actual digitals, like...

And the Aurora converter to change it from 625 to 405 lines...

405 line tv ran from 1936 to 1983... (when they finally switched the transmitters off).

I remember the day they switched the local transmitter off.

My grandma had me go round to work out what was wrong with her television...
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BrilloPad replied

21 July 2009, 13:15
Originally posted by zeitghost View Post

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8159774.stm

They don't make 'em like that any more.

Thankfully.

Loved the classic ion burn on the crt...

And he's not kidding about how dangerous it is to work on, either...

Zaaaaaap!

Interesting that he runs it most days. Unlike that museum.
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Zippy replied

21 July 2009, 13:11
Give that man a free TV licence
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HairyArsedBloke replied

21 July 2009, 12:55
Just managed to get around to watching that clip - what a wonderful find! The fact that he has a converter for digital TV makes it even more great.
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DimPrawn replied

21 July 2009, 08:27
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

I thought this was going to be about Cybertory.
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minestrone replied

21 July 2009, 08:24
I thought this was going to be about Cybertory.
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zeitghost started a topic Britain's oldest TV...

21 July 2009, 08:23
Britain's oldest TV...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8159774.stm

They don't make 'em like that any more.

Thankfully.

Loved the classic ion burn on the crt...

And he's not kidding about how dangerous it is to work on, either...

Zaaaaaap!
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