NTSC Field Test Sets

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NTSC Field Test Sets

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RCA first direct-view color demonstration - (March 1950)

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RCA 16 inch prototype (1950

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RCA 16 inch prototype (1950)

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RCA 16 inch prototype (1950)

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RCA Model 1 Converter (1950)

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RCA Model 1 (1950)

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RCA Model 2 (1951)

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RCA Model 2 Converter (1951)

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RCA CPA Prototype (1951-52)

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RCA Model 3 (1952)

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1951 21 inch prototype

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In March, 1950 RCA demonstrated its color sytem to the FCC. On the left is a set using a single gun color tube. In the center is a black and white set, and on the right is a set using a tricolor tube.

Trinoscopes

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RCA Trinoscope #1 (1950)

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Interior of Trinoscope #1

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RCA Trinoscope (1950) (Danny Gustafson Collection)

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RCA Trinoscope #2 (1950)

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Interior of Trinoscope #2

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1946 Trinoscope

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RCA 1949 dot sequential prototype. Three 2 1/2 inch CRTs were used.

Other Prototypes

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Hazeltine color projection prototype

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Hazeltine CPA prototype

(RCA prototype photos courtesy of Dave Abramson)