15-11-2019, 02:06 PM
(15-11-2019, 01:08 PM)colly0410 Wrote: I'm sure I remember reading somewhere about decolourised TV sets that some coin meter rental firms rented out, they were colour sets that had the 4.43 Mhz sub-carrier crystal removed so they could only show a black & white picture so a cheaper licence. They had a certificate to show the BBC cops if they turned up wanting to know why no colour licence...
https://www.transdiffusion.org/2004/01/01/rentals
This is an interesting read, that mentions TV rentals, the British Relay cable system & de-coloured sets among other things.
