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Old 7th Jan 2020, 8:40 pm   #21
Ted Kendall
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Default Re: BBC news - monochrome man

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Originally Posted by Dave Moll View Post
I've not been particularly of this in recent years, but I can well believe that monochrome material does look better on a monochrome screen.
They will certainly look different - the colour temperature of the phosphor and probably its gamma are different - remember the Mullard trade test film describing Illuminant C? Similarly, there are those involved in film restoration who swear by the quality of image given by nitrate stock over safety film.
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