Editing Broadcast and Cable Communication Systems

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This page is about Signal distribution and reception systems including [[Wikipedia:Broadcast_communication_network|broadcast communication network]] is a system for transmitting audio and/or video content to a wide audience. These networks can be further categorized into main [[#Type.28s.29|types]] such as Broadcast television systems and Radio broadcasting systems. These can be achieved through radio waves such as [[Wikipedia:Terrestrial television|over-the-air broadcasting]]. [[Wikipedia:Cable_television|Cable TV]] and cable networks uses a physical cable infrastructure to deliver signals to subscribers' homes. Users need a subscription and specific equipment to access these signals.

:This website is for watching captured footage from broadcast TV channels or various videos from the eras of the '50s to '00s, eliminates the need for handpicking videos and creating a personal collection, which can be time-consuming and require a significant amount of storage space. This website simply gathers videos from specific sources such as YouTube playlists etc, so we can say that this website offers a simulated experience of watching TV channels from during those specific eras, similar to what you might have seen on [[Wikipedia:Broadcast television systems|broadcast television systems]]. It also supports some basic [[#Enhancements]]. While this is a great way to experience retro television, there's room for even deeper immersion. For example adding surfing channel collections playlists, this could be achieved by integrating with Archive.org's vast collection of VHS TV channel surfing captures. Also integration with [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR]], perhaps with some kind of support for playlists support for libretro core, could be a great next step too.

 

During the 1st and 2nd generation of video game consoles, RF connection was the only way to connect a video game console to a TV. During the 3rd generation some consoles such as the NES had separate outputs for unmodulated signals and all consoles had the option by the 4th generation. By the 5th generation, composite video became the standard form of connecting a video game console

:'''[[wikipedia:SECAM|SECAM]]''' (also written as ''' SÉCAM''' ) was developed in France for similar reasons as PAL. Unlike NTSC and PAL, which transmits a full color signal each line, SECAM alternates between two axes of the color signal, making a delay line mandatory for decoding. Also unlike NTSC and PAL this signal is frequency modulated, which makes it more robust to transmission errors. Aside from France, SECAM was used by the Soviet Union and its satellite states. For this reason SECAM is rarely found on video game consoles, most often opting to use a RGB SCART cable instead (in some cases such as the NES, the RGB signal comes from an internal PAL decoder, hence not being "pure" RGB). Rare exceptions are the [https://forums.atariage.com/topic/258613-atari-2600-secam/ French Atari 2600] and [https://www.smspower.org/forums/13939-SovietUSSRRussianMasterSystemWithNoCardSlot Soviet Sega Master System]