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Pantelegraph
Abbe Giovanna Caseli invented the machine called the Pantelegraph which could transfer images through many like what phone do but instead of sound pictures. -
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TimeLine of Televisions
This is a timeline showing the development of Television Products over 182 years. -
PhotoPhone
Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison invented the photo phone which could transfer sound but they aimed for it to do it with pictures as well. -
First tv camera tube
Vladimir Zworykin invented the iconoscope tube the first practical television camera tube. -
First long distance tv image
Charles Jenkins transmitted the first long distance tv image. -
First public demonstration of an electronic television system
First public demonstration of an electronic television system -
First commercial television broadcast
David Sarnoff and RCA did the first commercial tv broadcast(NBC) -
First public television demonstration
RCA the words fair in New York had the first public demonstration of television hosted by RCA. -
1940s
In 1940s the WW11 was happening. In the earlier decade the US was not involved in the war, productions of Tv stopped so US put their attention towards radar technology. Tv stopped but colour was still introduced in the early decade. This is also when the TV commercial was invented. During the war TV was used as a small propaganda machine. The late 40s was huge with TVs. People such as Milton Berie became some of the first tv stars.. -
first affordable tv
Earl madman Muntz created the first affordable television -
Cable television introduced
In 1975 HBO became the first tv channel to be broadcasted via satellite -
1950
By the end of the decade there were 559 stations and nearly 90%of US households had
television -
Colour TV introduced
Did not become the standard until the early 1970s -
First sattellite Broadcast
AT&T begins broadcasting internationally -
First home recorder
Sony introduce the first home recorder also known as the Betamax tape recorder. -
HDTV developed by Japan
Accepted by the FCC in 1996 -
first internet broadcast
ABC world news now is broadcast over the internet -
DVDs commercially available
DVDS were available but only 2% of homes had a DVD player -
Blu-Ray and HD DVD were introduced
Blu-Ray eventually wins the market over -
The smart TV is available from early 2013
The dutch Tv company Eminent adds smart tv and media player to your tv with its web tv boxes. It combines home cinema with online services. -
2012
2012
