50 years ago TODAY, Color TVs !!

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  1. RetroSmith

    RetroSmith Forum Hall Of Fame<br>(Formerly Mikey5967) Thread Starter

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    Just thought that I would remind everyone that 50 years ago TODAY, RCA started formal production on the first commercially availble Color Tv set, the CT-100.

    The factory was in Bloomington Ill, I believe.

    There are fewer than 50 of those sets left. Many of the those 50 work.

    Restoring a CT-100 is an ENORMOUSLY complicated task. But the filmlike quality of the picture is worth it. So, tonight, when you turn on your modern, ic based color TV, give a thought to its great grandfather....with 36 tubes and a 15 inch picture tube!!!

    Mikey
     
    RetroSmith, Mar 25, 2004
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  2. guy incognito

    guy incognito Senior Member

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    What are you talking about? All's I have is a 13-inch black-'n'-white! :D
     
    guy incognito, Mar 25, 2004
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  3. RetroSmith

    RetroSmith Forum Hall Of Fame<br>(Formerly Mikey5967) Thread Starter

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    C'mon guy.....lets get with it, pal!!! :)
     
    RetroSmith, Mar 25, 2004
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  4. poweragemk

    poweragemk Old Member

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    Bet those Honeymooners reruns look super, though...:D
     
    poweragemk, Mar 25, 2004
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  5. stereoptic

    stereoptic Anaglyphic GORT Staff

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    Back when Jay Leno was funny, one of his monlogues revolved around Jay getting his parents a new TV. They never got a color one, because they were "waiting for it to be perfected". They never used to remote control that he got for them becuse "they were afraid that it would start a fire"!! :laugh:

    I'd love to see one of those CT-100's in action; Steve has posted some pics, but I am sure that they don't do the set justice.
     
    stereoptic, Mar 25, 2004
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