Please Stand By: Lester & Charlie's 50 Favorite TV Test Patterns (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781481840941)

Coffee table books have tackled tough subjects ranging from decoder rings to phobias to suicidal pets. Why not test patterns? Yes, test patterns. If you remember them, you may only be aware of "your" patterns -- the ones your local stations showed when they ran out of things to put on the air. But test patterns were used everywhere televisions were used, for reasons you may never have thought about. And there were as many of them as there were pixels in a TV tube. From that huge variety the world over, Lester & Charlie have assembled their favorite 50. Gawk at their astounding beauty And get nostalgic with ones you may know from television's past.

Author: Charlie Winkle, Lester Krapp
ISBN-10: 1481840940
ISBN-13: 9781481840941
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/25/2014
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.26d