The B.B.C. Television Standards Converter

After outlining the background of the standards conversion problem in European TV, the design and performance of the British Broadcasting Corp. standards converter are described. This converter comprises a high-quality display of the incoming (625- or 819-line) picture which is presented to a TV camera using a 4${1\over2}$-in. image-orthicon pickup tube (P812) on the British standard of 405 lines.

Print ISSN

0361-4573

Published

1959-03

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J14437