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are white on a black background and are similar to those of a newspaper photograph when viewed through a magnifying glass. Photographs in the usual sort of magazines average about one hundred lines to the inch, and some engravings printed on calendered paper run one hundred and fifty lines to the inch. On this basis one may make a comparison of television pictures with magazine photographs and may determine the state of progress in the new field. It would seem that there is quite a difference between a photograph a few inches square of a quality comparable to that of the ordinary newspaper photograph, and one that is eighteen to twenty feet in width, the size of picture shown in the modern motion picture theatre.
Much effort has been made, and is continually being made, to control static in connection with radio. The radio industry is making an effort to perfect wired radio so that programmes may be transmitted directly to the home over regular house lighting power lines. This step is of interest, for the idea is in line with the development of television reception, especially in connection with providing a means for the elimination of static interference. It may also be the means of determining a method for the collection of revenue from those who receive programmes. It is to be expected that, with this source of revenue, programmes over radio, as well as by television, will improve and will make available to all talent of a high order. It is fair to assume that audible radio and television will be definitely placed on a successful commercial basis so that the cost of engaging the talent is shared by those who benefit from it. At any rate, this is the plan in the minds of the men who are now intensively engaged in audible radio and television programmes.
Although television is still in its crude experimental stages some result may be obtained with home-built apparatus, which may be assembled at a reasonably small