[BC] Re: CBS Color...lived on

[RRSounds@aol.com]

In a message dated Sun, 4 Jun 2006 07:53:16 -0500, "Richard Fry" 
<rfry at adams.net> writes:
<<
>RRSounds:
> >The "330" you quote is for *horizontal* luminance resolution, which
> >is where the first NTSC compromise occurred. Horizontal resolution
> >IS bandwidth-dependent. While they aren't really 'lines' but rather the
> >maximum number of black-to-white (or vice-versa) transitions per
> >horizontal line, 330 'lines' is indeed the typical maximum in the
> >luminance channel for an NTSC broadcast transmission.
>
>But that luminance resolution is unchanged from the previous monochrome
>standard, so it is not an "NTSC compromise."
 >>

What did I say about nit-picking?

But of course, you are correct. If there was any compromise, it 
pre-dated the color system.

David