In message  <3.0.1.32.19980219072002.006b5718@pop.fast.net>
 PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU writes:
> >I can't say much about British bikes leaking oil (as they used to), but
> >at least our TV's are FAR! superior to the American versions :-). We
> >have teletext, high quality digital NICAM sound, and a decent colour
> >(not color) system. Perhaps that's the problem with American TV, if they
> >can't spell 'colour' correctly. what chance have the actual pictures got
> >:-).
>
> PAL beats NTSC in resolution, but 50 HZ!
>

I always find it instructive to find out what the initials stand for:

NTSC - Never Twice Same Colour

PAL - Perfection At Last  (of course).


Mike Watson