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3CX15000A7 · 26th Feb 2021, 10:46 am

Hi all,

As child I always was facinated by the testcards. It was something magic, with all the colors, lines, flickering. I always wanted to understand it.

Living in the Netherlands, we watched channels from our own country but also from Belgium because we share the languague.

Both countries broadcasted in the 90s a 16:9 testcard, but slightly different.

Broadcasts from the Netherlands had this one:
https://in05.hostcontrol.com/resourc...a9faca9fd.JPEG

Broadcast from Belgium used this one:
https://www.radio-tv-nederland.nl/rb...pal%20plus.jpg

I know there's the known PM5644 generator that makes probably at least one of those.

Does someone know if they are from the same PM5644 generator?

For nostalgic reasons I am looking for a generator of the belgium version (if there are any left at least . .)

26th Feb 2021, 10:46 am	#1
3CX15000A7 Tetrode Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands Posts: 65	Two testcards, which generators? Hi all, As child I always was facinated by the testcards. It was something magic, with all the colors, lines, flickering. I always wanted to understand it. Living in the Netherlands, we watched channels from our own country but also from Belgium because we share the languague. Both countries broadcasted in the 90s a 16:9 testcard, but slightly different. Broadcasts from the Netherlands had this one: https://in05.hostcontrol.com/resourc...a9faca9fd.JPEG Broadcast from Belgium used this one: https://www.radio-tv-nederland.nl/rb...pal%20plus.jpg I know there's the known PM5644 generator that makes probably at least one of those. Does someone know if they are from the same PM5644 generator? For nostalgic reasons I am looking for a generator of the belgium version (if there are any left at least . .)