A Fond Farewell to Analog Television

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Many investors tried and failed to capitalize on television's commercial potential. By the late 1930s, several standards were competing to dominate the market. The one controlled by EMI-Marconi, a 405-line frame that ran at 25 frames per second, shown in the 1950 photograph above, prevailed in the U.K. Another standard, using 525 lines at 30 images per second, was adopted in the U.S.

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