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Originally Posted by nasadowsk
I suspect a lot of studio monitros were actually B&W, with maybe 1 or 2 color ones to watch the color signal.
American Bandstand? Wasn't ABC like the last ones to go color, and only then with Norelco cameras?  |
You are correct sir. Back in the 60's when I started in broadcasting we used mostly Conrac b&w monitors on the studio floor. This was mainly for reference even during our live and tape color telecasts. We would also have a regular home color receiver with a demodulator on stage so the talent could see how their make up and wardrobe ect. looked. The big time color monitors were in the control room. ABC was the last of the then big 3 networks to go color. I believe they used some RCA TK-41's for their earliest color broadcasts such as "Hollywood Palace." Chuck Pharis would know much more about early ABC
color.
-Steve D.