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Classic TV Test Patterns from Around the World

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To me, few things say "classic TV" as effectively as test patterns. I'm assuming most of you are somewhat familiar with classic American patterns, so here are a few interesting sites with images of vintage test patterns (or "test cards" as they are known in the UK) in other countries.

WORLDWIDE:
http://www.oodletuz.fsnet.co.uk/tcd/world.htm (recreated patterns, but meticulously so)
http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/around_world.html

CONTINENTAL EUROPE:
http://www.oodletuz.fsnet.co.uk/tcd/europe.htm
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/2941/testcard/europe.html (also Africa and the Middle East)

UNITED KINGDOM:
http://www.oodletuz.fsnet.co.uk/tcd/ukcards.htm
http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/bbc_test.html
http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/ita_test.html
 
> To me, few things say "classic TV" as effectively as test
> patterns. I'm assuming most of you are somewhat familiar
> with classic American patterns, so here are a few
> interesting sites with images of vintage test patterns (or
> "test cards" as they are known in the UK) in other
> countries.
>
> WORLDWIDE:
> http://www.oodletuz.fsnet.co.uk/tcd/world.htm (recreated
> patterns, but meticulously so)
> http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/around_world.html
>
> CONTINENTAL EUROPE:
> http://www.oodletuz.fsnet.co.uk/tcd/europe.htm
http://ww> w.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/2941/testcard/europe.html
> (also Africa and the Middle East)
>
> UNITED KINGDOM:
> http://www.oodletuz.fsnet.co.uk/tcd/ukcards.htm
> http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/bbc_test.html
> http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/ita_test.html
>

The Meldrum site includes a few pics of "Please stand by" slides from the US. Do you know of any other sites that have more of those?
 
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