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** 625 line systems B-D, G-L are designed to fit into a 7-8MHz wide broadcast channel, according to the European scheme. Systems M and N are designed to fit into 6MHz wide channels, according to the American scheme. The loss of horizontal resolution from squeezing 625 line TV into an American channel (system N) was more theoretical than serious at the time of adoption, since early colour TVs couldn't reproduce fine detail. Standard VHS and 8mm recorders have even less bandwidth than system N allows.

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