Colour Television

An electron
fires
electrons by
at the
screen where
The
electrongun
beam
is deflected
electromagnets
theirthe
kinetic
energycontrolled
is transferred
to light
and
brightness
by the
TV signal

Viewed up close a colour TV screen is made up of

red, green and blue pixels

If all three are glowing

the screen is white

Red and green - no blue

Yellow

Green and blue - no red

Cyan

Red and blue - no green

Magenta

So what is this?
The French flag

Test cards are used

to adjust the set
Black and white lines
with primary and
secondary colours