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Re:The origins of 60-Hz as a power frequency by layer8 on Friday February 07, 2025 @05:37PM (#42978310)
Well, 50 Hz means the period is a round 20 ms instead of 16.6666… ms.

And PAL got a higher resolution thanks to it.

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Re:The origins of 60-Hz as a power frequency by pkulak on Friday February 07, 2025 @06:24PM (#42978664)
At the cost of framerate. No free lunch!
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