TV Timeline: Marcus Bryant By jonnyboymoney Jan 1, 1928 The Octagon Jan 1, 1929 The Baird Jan 1, 1936 The Emyvisor Jan 1, 1936 The Cossor 137T Jan 1, 1938 The Marconi Jan 1, 1946 RCA 630TS Jan 1, 1948 Motorola "Golden View" Jan 1, 1958 The Philco Predicta Jan 1, 1966 Sony TV-8-301 Jan 1, 1973 Philco-Ford Jan 1, 1981 The First HDTV Jan 1, 1998 HDTV became widespread Jan 1, 2007 Flat-Screen TV's Jan 1, 2008 The Samsung PAVV Bordeaux 750 (1st smart TV) Jan 1, 2013 Panasonic smart viera wt600 (4K) Jan 1, 2014 First Curved OLED TV (Samsung) Jan 1, 2019 The Wall Jan 1, 2021 LG Signature OLED R (roll-up TV) Jan 1, 2021 1st SLED TV (Realme)
