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Broadcast television systems
[[File:MyRetroTVs - 1996 newsBroadcast, Cable network and Online distributors.JPGpng|thumb|298px|MyRetroTVs - 1996 newsBroadcast vs Cable network vs Online distributors]]This page is about Signal signal distribution and reception systems including mainly focusing [[Wikipedia:Broadcast_communication_network|broadcast communication network]] which is a system for transmitting audio and/or video content to a wide audienceachieved through radio waves such as [[Wikipedia:Terrestrial television|over-the-air broadcasting]]. These networks can be further categorized into main different [[#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 , users need a subscription and specific equipment to access these signals.
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=Comparison=
;MyRetroTVs
[[File:MyRetroTVs - 1996 news.JPG|thumb|298px|MyRetroTVs - 1996 news]]: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. 
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==Broadcast television systems==
;Analog Television Systems
During the [[First_and_second_generations_of_video_game_consoles|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
;NTSC
:'''[[wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]]''' was the first color television system to be widely adopted, NTSC works by transmitting a high frequency color signal on top of the legacy black and white image, the amplitude of this signal determines the saturation while the phase determines hue, this is a property that many early consoles and home computers took advantage of. Every nation using the NTSC system also used a 59.94hz field rate. Many [[NTSC filters|filters]] exist to replicate this display on emulators.
:'''[[wikipedia:PAL-M|PAL-M]]''' was only used in Brazil and should not be confused with PAL-60. PAL-M uses PAL encoding on NTSC channel allocations, as such the frequency of the color signal is lower than that of regular PAL, close but not the same as NTSC. As with NTSC PAL-M used a 59.94hz field rate.
;SECAM
:'''[[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(hence the name which translates roughly as Sequential color with memory). 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]
;MUSE
:''' [[wikipedia:Multiple sub-Nyquist sampling encoding|MUSE]]''' ('''<u>M</u>ultiple sub-Nyquist <u>S</u>ampling <u>E</u>ncoding'''), also known commercially as Hi-Vision (<u>h</u>igh definition tele<u>vision</u>) was created in Japan in the eighties where it was used for HDTV transmissions as well as laserdisc. MUSE works in a completely different manner from the above systems and was never used for any video game console, and is only mentioned here as it was still an analog system :)
=See also=
*[[Preservation projects]]
*[[Home Media Player]]
*[[:Category:Online_Services|Online and Discontinued Online Services]]
*[[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|Game Room Simulations]]
*[[Auto-load next disc]]
*[[Arcade LaserDisc emulators#Comparisons]] - Domesday Duplicator project and difference between captures for Daphne/Singe and dumps for MAME.
 
[[:Category:Media_Players|Home media or media content playback focused devices]]
*[[Home Media Player]]
*[[Portable_Media_Players|Portable media players]]
*[[Smart_TV_emulators|Smart TVs, DVRs, smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes, smart blu-ray players]]
=External links=
*[[Wikipedia:Broadcasting]]/[[Wikipedia:Broadcast communication network]]
*[[Wikipedia:Broadcast television systems]]
*[[Wikipedia:Digital terrestrial television]]
*[[Wikipedia:Radio broadcasting]]
*[https://archive.org/ Archive.org]
*[[Wikipedia:Set-top_box|set-top box]]
[[Category:Preservation|*]]
[[Category:Not really emulators]]
[[Category:Online Services]]
[[Category:Discontinued Online Services]]
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