The 1st micro-tv by "Philco"
Long before walk-man tv by "Sony", a company named "Philco" made a micro-tv. Where there any good those sets?
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I know of no "micro" TVs that Philco ever made.
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Sounds like a Philco Safari portable. I have two of them, one is working with absolutely nothing done to it!
Is this what you are referring to? |
The Safari is not a "micro-tv" by size, although it does use a small CRT.
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It was micro compared to other sets back then.
Yes, that is the tv. :tresbon: |
Reliability was good, performance was good, and the unique magnifying mirror in the back makes the 2" CRT appear the same size as a 17" tube at normal viewing distance....If viewing a letterboxee program today you can get a bigger illusions by sitting further back and letting the mask cutoff the letterbox.
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“ the unique magnifying mirror in the back makes the 2" CRT appear the same size as a 17" tube at normal viewing distance...”
I think you meant 7 inches. ”Micro TV” The term was first used by Sony with their introduction of the model Micro TV 5 303 series in 1962. |
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I have two working Safari’s, tan and black. I know of the magazine you speak of and when I read that article, I tested my sets and no way did I see 17 inches. More like 7 inches max and you have to be in the sweet spot to see the effect. I will say that when I tested, did not have ability to look across my room. I imagine it would be like looking at a projection hologram trying to find the sweet spot. Edit: The below link shows one of my Safari’s photographed from about 4.5 feet away. For comparison, the color set is a Sony KV4000 with 3.7 inch screen. https://visions4netjournal.com/wp-co.../IMG_3892.webp |
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At 4.5 feet away, the parallax is so severe that if you move your head slightly in either direction, the image is lost. |
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