GTH Electronics ACE timebase correctors, 1 hour deep dive

The only affordable digital timebase corrector and standards converter for the pro-sumer market was the GTH Electronics ACE Converter. Let's have a deep dive into these units.

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00:00 Introduction
07:00 Meet Gordon Hathaway
07:52 Gordon's background
11:32 ACE development
14:45 Dismantle MK1
19:02 Inside Timebase Corrector, MK2
24:12 Vertical resolution
34:34 Discontinued
40:38 Schematics
48:36 Sales history
58:27 Conclusion