Fun fact: because PAL runs at 25fps, whenever a British TV channel airs a standard format movie, they have to run the film 1/24th faster because you can't fit 24fps into 25fps.
@dzuk
The math of things helps NTSC and ATSC because 30/60 frames per second and the common denominator of 6, though some people end up noticing it in the form of perceived (but not actual) speedup.
Of course, because PAL is obsolete now (being an analog broadcast format) and TVs can do 60Hz, the problem is theoretically moot. (Though probably still a thing in reality.)
@dzuk @Terxbor funnily enough, this is a large part of netflix and amazon's success here – people prefer the 30fps stuff they serve, which don't have a UK-specific version, and the pacing just feels less rushed and tense and stuff.
at least with the people who know me, so i'm sure there's sample bias there
@Terxbor @dzuk but of course, uk shows that were produced in 25fps in the first place still play at their right speed on netflix
so it's basically just a more flexible standard by virtue of netflix having so many codec and resolution options, while DVB (or DVB..2? II? for HD) has to be a tight standard so every single box built will be able to receive it without having to do updates or anything
it seems like it won't rly stop, attempts to standardise on a worldwide frame rate never settle on 50 or 60
@Terxbor @dzuk the DVB standard, what every single way of receiving TV uses in the UK now (DVB-C for cable, DVB-S for satellite, and DVB-T for terrestrial aerials) is defined as 25p or 50i, with no option for any other framerate.
so every broadcast show still has to scale to 50hz, even if the TV's panel natively runs at 60hz (many LCDs sold in europe do natively run at 50 tho) even ones in HD, even tho the blurays will show the content in its native 24p or 30p/60i.
so, remnants still very very relevant