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- From: dhopkins@gpsemi.lincoln.com (Dave Hopkins)
- Newsgroups: rec.video
- Subject: Re: PALPlus
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 17:33:06 GMT
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- In article <1j3fhfINN1sm@uk-news.uk.sun.com> Marco Barsotti - SUN Italy,
- marcob@polo.Italy.Sun.COM writes:
- >In the january issue of a british satellite magazine, there is a
- >reference to the forthcoming "PALPlus Standard" for terrestrial
- broadcast.
- >
- >There is no explaination of what it is, but the article seems to
- >suggest that it is normal pal with 16:9 aspect ratio.
- >
- >Anyone have more details ?
-
-
- As far as I know Palplus is a wide screen (16:9) pal format which has
- been developed by the BBC which is compatible with std 4:3 pal receivers.
- Ithink it transmits the std picture plus two add ons for each side of the
- 4:3 picture. Thats all I know.
-