Huge Ampex roundie and video recorder

[polaraman]

I was cruising web pages and came across this roundie. Does anybody know if any of the sets survived intact? $30,000 in 1963 must have been a million dollars now.

Web Page: http://www.rewindmuseum.com/home.htm

polaraman

Ampex Signature V 1963

The very fist attempt was by Ampex using a 1 inch reel to reel tape recorder in 1963



The Ampex Signature V 1963 The first domestic video recorder.
In 1963 this unit was offered in the Neiman-Marcus catalog for $30,000 It was nine feet long
and weighed 900 pounds. The video portion of the system included the Black & White
reel-to-reel video recorder with TV tuner and automatic timer as well as a home television camera.
The cabinet also housed a complete audio system including an AM/FM tuner, stereo amplifier, record
player, reel-to-reel audio recorder, and stereo loudspeakers. A colour TV was viewable from the
front of the console, while all other components were accessed from the top. The $30,000 price
tag included a personalized plaque and installation by an Ampex service engineer