It's very common for German channels to still have analogue teletext, even when they have digital teletext on the same channel.
One, that sticks out in my mind, was a FAQ explaining snooker to Germans. One of the questions was: "What are those letters after their names?" - referring to OBE, CBE and MBE! It shows how you can learn about the oddities of your own culture through the eyes of another.
Ha. I've been following him on Twitter for a little while now. I'm jealous of the Raspberry Pi Teefax device. I need that in my life!
I've been wanting to get an analogue CRT TV for gaming too.
Over here in the US the charity stores like goodwill, Epic Thrift etc are practically giving away CRT TVs (in fact I think Goodwill said they will stop accepting them soon as they have so many to get rid of). I got a 20" Sony Trinitron for $5. So if you have "chain" charity shops in your country check those out for cheap CRTs.
It's very common for German channels to still have analogue teletext, even when they have digital teletext on the same channel.
Humph! All teletext is digital, there's no such thing as "analogue teletext" :p
The digital satellite channels and I gather some digital terrestrial in Germany, the Netherlands, and probably others carry classic teletext packets multiplexed into the mpeg transport stream. It was written into the DVB standards but the UK didn't go for it and instead opted to use that crappy MHEG5 system instead :(
Teletext is used in Portugal and Spain's on all national and regional channels.
There's less info there nowadays, but you can still get programing, weather, main news, adverts and subtitles.
Yes, it's muxed into the DVB streams, and the digital receivers support it with nicer fonts.
High end TVs will even show higher definition teletext (saw that on a few German channels)
! Standby alert !
“There are four lights!”
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb!
Looking forward to summer in Somerset later in the year :)
That's a drawing by another teletext artist Steve Horsley. The original is on that page. The level 2.5 enhancements were added by some nerd with a hex editor and too much time on his hands.
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One, that sticks out in my mind, was a FAQ explaining snooker to Germans. One of the questions was: "What are those letters after their names?" - referring to OBE, CBE and MBE! It shows how you can learn about the oddities of your own culture through the eyes of another.
I've been wanting to get an analogue CRT TV for gaming too.
Over here in the US the charity stores like goodwill, Epic Thrift etc are practically giving away CRT TVs (in fact I think Goodwill said they will stop accepting them soon as they have so many to get rid of). I got a 20" Sony Trinitron for $5. So if you have "chain" charity shops in your country check those out for cheap CRTs.
Anyone can set it up, it's easy! :)
Just be careful, most of the code is good but some of it was written by a right eejit. :)
They come up on Freecycle now and then. Or try your local British Heart Foundation shop, we have a big one here that sells 2nd hand electricals.
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Humph! All teletext is digital, there's no such thing as "analogue teletext" :p
The digital satellite channels and I gather some digital terrestrial in Germany, the Netherlands, and probably others carry classic teletext packets multiplexed into the mpeg transport stream. It was written into the DVB standards but the UK didn't go for it and instead opted to use that crappy MHEG5 system instead :(
There's less info there nowadays, but you can still get programing, weather, main news, adverts and subtitles.
Yes, it's muxed into the DVB streams, and the digital receivers support it with nicer fonts.
High end TVs will even show higher definition teletext (saw that on a few German channels)
Yup, Level 2.5 or Level 3.5
There's some limited Level 2.5 enhancement experiments on 'teefax' now. Some people go bananas over orange on teletext pages :)
:)
Repair Guides. Spanish Hardware site.
WoS - can't download? Info here...
former Meulie Spectrum Archive but no longer available :-(
Spectranet: the TNFS directory thread
! Standby alert !
“There are four lights!”
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb!
Looking forward to summer in Somerset later in the year :)
this guy certainly did...
I'm telling you, Level 2.5 teletext is gonna be YOOUGE