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RCA 78 RPM Record of Compatible
Color Demonstration
RCA presented a series of
demonstrations of their compatible color television system to the
Federal Communications Commission between 1950 and 1953. This record may
have been made as part of a July 31, 1950 presentation to the FCC.
However, the whimsical tone of the record, the fact that it sounds like it
was made in a studio rather than at a hearing, and a reference on side two
to a presentation at the British embassy indicates another purpose.
In earlier demonstrations to the FCC, the RCA color system
required a special filter be placed in front of the TV set to obtain
proper color rendition. But this important 7/31/50 demonstration was the
first to show direct viewing of the color picture without the need for the
impractical filter. (Information courtesy of Kris Trexler and Alex Magoun)
Click for Side 2
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