Understanding Digital Television

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By using color filters or a prism, a picture can be separated into its three basic color components.

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In the European analog system for color television, PAL, the color information is coded in a phase modulated subcarrier at 4.43 MHz. The phases of the carrier indicate the color tone and the amplitude symbolizes the saturation of the color.

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In a color tube, there are three electron guns instead of one ...