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Inside this Article
  1. Introduction to How Television Works
  2. TV Pixels and Your Brain
  3. TV Motion and Your Brain
  1. The Cathode Ray Tube
  2. Inside a CRT
  3. TV Steering Coils
  4. See more »
    1. TV Phosphors
    2. The Black-and-White TV Signal
    3. Painting the TV Screen
    4. Composite Video Signal
    5. Color TV Screen
    6. Color TV Signal
    7. TV Broadcasts
    8. VCR and Cable Signals
    9. Satellite TV Signals
    10. Digital TV
    11. Monitors vs. TVs
    12. Lots More Information
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Inside this Article
  1. Introduction to How Television Works
  2. TV Pixels and Your Brain
  3. TV Motion and Your Brain
  4. The Cathode Ray Tube
  5. Inside a CRT
  6. TV Steering Coils
  7. TV Phosphors
  8. The Black-and-White TV Signal
  9. Painting the TV Screen
  10. Composite Video Signal
  1. Color TV Screen
  2. Color TV Signal
  3. TV Broadcasts
  4. VCR and Cable Signals
  5. Satellite TV Signals
  6. Digital TV
  7. Monitors vs. TVs
  8. Lots More Information
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