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excerpt: "Technical analysis of why some color monitors perform poorly with the T/S 2068 video output. Compares the 2068's color vector phase angles to NTSC standards (e.g., Blue at 350° vs. 358°, Red at 116° vs. 112°) and identifies three engineering issues: color burst not synchronous with the waveform (3.579545 MHz vs. 14.112 MHz crystals), shortened…"
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# T/S 2068 Color Monitor Difficulties

Technical analysis of why some color monitors perform poorly with the T/S 2068 video output. Compares the 2068’s color vector phase angles to NTSC standards (e.g., Blue at 350° vs. 358°, Red at 116° vs. 112°) and identifies three engineering issues: color burst not synchronous with the waveform (3.579545 MHz vs. 14.112 MHz crystals), shortened color burst duration (8 cycles vs. standard 9), and color burst start timing (6.4 microseconds from sync leading edge vs. expected 5.3 microseconds).