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Television History
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First TV Broadcast
David Sarnoff's requested for an experiment of RCA's electronic television technology. NBC tried doing a program that was a 30-minute variety show featuring speeches, dance ensembles, monologues, vocal numbers, and film clips. It was shown to 225 of RCA's licensees on 22 centimeter screens, 343 lines per picture, and 30 pictures per second -
First Television
Americans got first look and Television from RCA in 1939 New York's World Fair. -
Cable TV
Community Antenna Television (CATV), with coaxial cable in United States in 1948 and in Canada 1952. By 1959 Canada had a cross-country network of microwave relay stations. -
Colour TV Sold
NBC (owned by RCA) started tests on Feb. 20, 1941 and CBS did tests daily starting June 1, 1941. Colour TV was sold in April 1954 where only 30 sets were sold in the first month. -
First Colour TV Broadcast
1954 was started with a nationwide colour TV brodcast in United States. This broadcast was called "the Tournament of Roses Parade." -
Wireless Remote
Zenith developed the first wireless television remote. The remote would shine a beam of light onto a photoelectric cell. The cell could not distinguish between the light from the remote and other sources. The remote could change channels and turn the TV on or off. -
TV Advertising
By August of 1957 there was more countries that allowed TV advertising rather than to forbid it. -
VCR
Sold for 60 Euros. Was expensive, not easy to assemble and only was in black and white. -
Pay for TV Launched
Home Box Office (HBO) became first pay for TV network in US. -
DVD Introduced
Manufacturers agreed on a high-density optical disc in September 1995. The disc provided a much higher quality picture and sound quality than the VCR. -
3D TV
Using glasses consumers can view the pictures/videos in 3D or three demensions.
