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Octagon Television
This was the first mechanical television made by General Electric to be demonstrated in public. The TV was powered by rapidly spinning wheels. They made the TV as an experiment and was meant to air the first TV drama, The Queen's messenger. It had a 3-inch screen. -
Emyvisor (French TV)
This television increases the image by adding a magnifying lens to make it 8 inches, and it plays at 25 frames per second. But this television featured a "vision only" station, which meant a separate radio had to be purchased. Only ten of these sets were made. -
The First Color TV Set
CT-100: RCA makes an expensive TV set available for consumers. Color TV had been anticipated for years, and this model was priced for $7850 in today's money. With a 15-inch screen, it also had backwards-compatibility with black-and-white broadcasts. -
Philco-Cord
This was one of the last vacuum-tube TV sets. -
Sony FD Trinitron WEGA
This flat-screen television is the first to have a built-in VCR and DVD player. It had many more channels and he screen size was largely increased and improved. -
Flat-Panel TV's
Flat-Panel TV's became more popular as they got more affordable. Samsung was the leading seller. The televisions were flat and had high resolution; one of the first of its kind with plasma. -
Smart TV´s
Samsung introduces Smart TV's, which can connect to the internet, have multiple apps, and have 3D features.
