The Development of Color Television -- 1956 RCA Film

[etype2]

Just watched, first time. Thanks for posting. Do you have any theories as to why the 21CT55 was not given a name?

The rich and well connected could purchase one in time for Christmas, 1954.

[benman94]

Originally Posted by etype2

Just watched, first time. Thanks for posting. Do you have any theories as to why the 21CT55 was not given a name?

The rich and well connected could purchase one in time for Christmas, 1954.

Simple, the 21-CT-55 is the bastard child of RCA color roundies. It was rushed to market. CBS and Motorola were building 19 inch receivers, whereas RCA was still pushing CT-100s. RCA was loosing the size war, which must have been embarassing considering that they did a lion's share of the work in getting NTSC-M approved and on the air.

The 21-CT-55 is essentially just a CT-100 modified to drive, sweep, and converge the bigger 21 inch jug. That's it. It was a stop gap measure; a proof of concept for the 21AXP22. The CTC-4 was the first "real" 21 inch set from RCA, in that it was designed from the ground up around the new CRT.

[Zenith6S321]

Originally Posted by etype2

Just watched, first time. Thanks for posting. Do you have any theories as to why the 21CT55 was not given a name?

The rich and well connected could purchase one in time for Christmas, 1954.

I vaguely remember someone on this forum finding and posting an RCA? photograph with the name "The Spectacular" on the back. The post suggested that was the 21CT55's name.

Dave

[benman94]

Originally Posted by Zenith6S321

I vaguely remember someone on this forum finding and posting an RCA? photograph with the name "The Spectacular" on the back. The post suggested that was the 21CT55's name.

Dave

A few quick searches of the forum, ARF, and the ETF webpage turned up nothing about the 21-CT-55 being named "The Spectacular".

Have a link to a source?

[Zenith6S321]

Originally Posted by benman94

A few quick searches of the forum, ARF, and the ETF webpage turned up nothing about the 21-CT-55 being named "The Spectacular".

Have a link to a source?

Nope, I can't find it either. Maybe I'm just having a senior moment.

Dave