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jeyurkon

10-07-2009 10:32 PM

Article on status of color television, 1951

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This article is from the January 1951 Sylvania News.

They mention that to receive color, it is necessary to use a color converter consisting of a tri-color picture tube, a new deflection yoke, and other additional circuits necessary to receive the color.

Were any such color kits ever made?

John

Steve McVoy

10-08-2009 08:11 AM

Go to the section on field test sets on this page and you'll see photos of two RCA "Color Converters" from 1951.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/color_prototypes.html

jeyurkon

10-08-2009 01:32 PM

Wow! Just when I think I've perused everything on your site, you point out something I've missed!

John

jr_tech

10-08-2009 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve McVoy (Post 2956698)

Go to the section on field test sets on this page and you'll see photos of two RCA "Color Converters" from 1951.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/color_prototypes.html

I don't get it... those look much like complete tv sets, did they have to be plugged into a B/W set to operate? If so, what circuits/ signals were provided by the B/W set? I would think that other than the tuner, IF strip and sound circuits, a B/W set would have little to offer. Were those perhaps complete conversions of B/W sets, rather than converters? :scratch2:

jr

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