Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: TV Test Patterns

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

TV Test Patterns

Mr. Fix-It's Complete Book on How to Make Your Own Electrical Repairs. By Six Leading Authorities. NY: Greystone Press, 1953.

TV stations used to broadcast these at the end of their programming day, so that TV owners could use them to adjust their picture quality.

2 comments:

Steve said...: That just reminded me of the old Cheech and Chong routine that starts off with them watching a boring movie about an Indian (the test pattern) LOL!; October 8, 2014 at 5:04 AM
Mister G said...: I too looked for the Indian, based on the Cheech and Chong routine. Sadly, a bit too politically incorrect for these times.; October 8, 2014 at 10:17 AM

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