02-09-2020, 07:20 AM
I wonder if the ITV companies switched to 625 for programme production early on or waited till nearer duplication?
Certainly STV had the edge over BBC1 on picture quality even after duplication. Many customers in the early 70s didn't want to ditch their 405 line sets. Sets like the Ekco T368/377, Bush TV115 and Murphy V759 gave brilliant 405 line pictures and they weren't interested in high brow stuff on BBC2 so didn't want the expense of a dual standard TV and new aerial either.
Certainly STV had the edge over BBC1 on picture quality even after duplication. Many customers in the early 70s didn't want to ditch their 405 line sets. Sets like the Ekco T368/377, Bush TV115 and Murphy V759 gave brilliant 405 line pictures and they weren't interested in high brow stuff on BBC2 so didn't want the expense of a dual standard TV and new aerial either.
