On 23/10/03, Mike Richter wrote: > At 12:17 PM 10/23/2003 -0400, Aaron Z Snyder wrote: > >> Talk to any European, other than the French (they're, as usual, a >> special case), and they will tell you that their PAL (Phase >> Alternating Line) system means "Perfection At Last". Then ask him/her >> about how he/she can stand the 50 Hz flicker in the picture (the US >> rate is approx. 60 Hz) and the response will be "What flicker?" > > I discovered the problem in England. I found ways to tolerate the > flicker, but never understood the locals' insensitivity to it. I could never watch TV until the models appeared with scan doubling, which gives a 100Hz refresh rate. The 50Hz flicker is very unpleasant for me. Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]