Talk:Test Card F

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Surely a screen cap of the card would be fair use, eh? Otherwise the 6 billion non-Brits of the world will have only a general idea of what it looks like (the text conjured up an image completely different from what the Beeb article shows). Also, no telling how long the exernal Beeb article will remain available... Stan 03:51, 11 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I agree entirely. I'll find an image and add it soon. However I believe this test card is used in several countries. Simon

Is this really a more common test image than the black-and-white Native American image that was ubiquitous in American broadcasting? RickK 05:11, 11 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I am not familiar with that Test Card, I am British, so I very much doubt it's been used over here. However, Test Card F has definitely been used in the USA, check out the comments at the bottom of the BBC article - some were from people in the US. Therefore I think that on a global basis, it is the most commonly used test card. SimonMayer 05:56, 11 Jan 2004 (UTC)

FWIW, you can see the Native American test pattern at http://www.rmbwoc.com/vidpage/indian.gif RickK 20:12, 11 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Why not create a page for the American card and maybe use a general Test Card page to link them together? SimonMayer 23:52, 11 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I would if I knew what to call it. RickK 06:59, 12 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Native American test card? or less PC but more in keeping with the picture Red Indian test card? Failing that, what does "RMBWOC" stand for? Phil 10:05, Jan 12, 2004 (UTC)

I have no idea. RickK 03:37, 13 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Having tried to look around one of the worst-designed sites I've inflicted on my eyeballs in a while, neither have I :-( Phil 08:32, Jan 13, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Alignment of picture

I keep seeing statements like "The 'X' on the noughts-and-crosses board is an indicator for aligning the centre of the screen". How does this work when this X is clearly not in the center of the picture? Phil 10:05, Jan 12, 2004 (UTC)

Well I can't find any version of Test Card F with a centralised 'X', however the slightly updated Test Card J does.

SimonMayer 18:24, Jan 12, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Carole Hersee?

Is the Carole Hersee link necessary? The page Carole Hersee is just a redirect to Test Card F. Oddtoddnm 03:42, July 19, 2005 (UTC)

I removed it. - DavidWBrooks 11:33, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Band (wagon tango)

Nostalgic John Peel fans might just remember a band of this name:[1] Totnesmartin 23:11, 2 March 2007 (UTC)