It takes 1/30th of a second to burn a complete frame with those older CRTs. In the first 60th/sec, 240 lines are scanned with gaps in between. In the second 60th/sec, 240 more lines are scanned in the gaps between the first 240, thus creating a single 480 lines frame of video. That’s how interlacing works.
I hardly ever watch TV – I grew up in the “TV Generation” AKA “Baby Boomers.” Back then, if your town had 3 channels it was doing good. Then came the 1960’s and we saw ads for “Pay TV” – the movie companies played ads against it, but the cable companies won with the promise, “Since you’re paying for it, there will be NO commercials.”
Back in 1955, you got 27 minutes of TV and 3 minutes of commercials (10% advertising). Up until recently you got 20 minutes of program and 10 minutes of commercial (33.3%). However there is a growing trend to add 2 more minutes to the program so you get a 20/12 split. And this is on content that has been rerun dozens of times.
I have 399 channels 396 are infomercials for the Shark Vacuum. So 3 channels and I am still paying for them and I still have commercials.
I have a 13-inch TV bought in the last century on a shelf next to my computer monitor. I mute it (using the Billy Mayes Memorial Button on my remote) when a commercial comes on and work on my computer. It’s amazing how much you can get done during those 5-minute stretches of silence.
My favorite network also has a dedicated button on my remote: OFF.
Actually, the old NTSC broadcast television video had a frame rate of 30 per second. Interlaced scanning with half the lines presented each 60th of a second.
I’m one of those fast channel surfing guys. One time, we got a new TV, which displayed a black screen for some fraction of a second when changing channels. That really annoyed me.
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
so is Peter channel surfing at 1/60,000,000th of a second?
KenseidenXL over 6 years ago
It takes 1/30th of a second to burn a complete frame with those older CRTs. In the first 60th/sec, 240 lines are scanned with gaps in between. In the second 60th/sec, 240 more lines are scanned in the gaps between the first 240, thus creating a single 480 lines frame of video. That’s how interlacing works.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 6 years ago
I don’t get the flipping, bring up the guide and take a look. Of course, when this strip was first done there was no guide.
DanFlak over 6 years ago
I hardly ever watch TV – I grew up in the “TV Generation” AKA “Baby Boomers.” Back then, if your town had 3 channels it was doing good. Then came the 1960’s and we saw ads for “Pay TV” – the movie companies played ads against it, but the cable companies won with the promise, “Since you’re paying for it, there will be NO commercials.”
Back in 1955, you got 27 minutes of TV and 3 minutes of commercials (10% advertising). Up until recently you got 20 minutes of program and 10 minutes of commercial (33.3%). However there is a growing trend to add 2 more minutes to the program so you get a 20/12 split. And this is on content that has been rerun dozens of times.
I have 399 channels 396 are infomercials for the Shark Vacuum. So 3 channels and I am still paying for them and I still have commercials.
I have a 13-inch TV bought in the last century on a shelf next to my computer monitor. I mute it (using the Billy Mayes Memorial Button on my remote) when a commercial comes on and work on my computer. It’s amazing how much you can get done during those 5-minute stretches of silence.
My favorite network also has a dedicated button on my remote: OFF.
AlanM over 6 years ago
Actually, the old NTSC broadcast television video had a frame rate of 30 per second. Interlaced scanning with half the lines presented each 60th of a second.
Jogger2 over 6 years ago
I’m one of those fast channel surfing guys. One time, we got a new TV, which displayed a black screen for some fraction of a second when changing channels. That really annoyed me.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 6 years ago
It’s a guy thing, unless she gets ahold of the remote.