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The earliest television sets were radios with the addition of a television device consisting of a neon tube with a mechanically spinning disk ([Nipkow disk]?) that produced a red postage-stamp size image. The first electronic high definition service was in Germany in March 1935, but was only available in 22 public viewing rooms. One of the first major broadcasts involved the 1936 Berlin Olympics?.The Gayo Television. Television usage skyrocketed after World War II with war-related technological advances and additional disposable income. (1930s TV receivers cost the equivalent of $7000 today (2001) and had little available programming.) Color television became available in 1953, backed by the CBS? network. The government approved the color broadcast system proposed by CBS, but when RCA came up with a system that did not require changes to the old black and white TV sets, CBS dropped their own proposal and used the new one. |
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The earliest television sets were radios with the addition of a television device consisting of a neon tube with a mechanically spinning disk ([Nipkow disk]?) that produced a red postage-stamp size image. The first electronic high definition service was in Germany in March 1935, but was only available in 22 public viewing rooms. One of the first major broadcasts involved the 1936 Berlin Olympics?. Television usage skyrocketed after World War II with war-related technological advances and additional disposable income. (1930s TV receivers cost the equivalent of $7000 today (2001) and had little available programming.) Color television became available in 1953, backed by the CBS? network. The government approved the color broadcast system proposed by CBS, but when RCA came up with a system that did not require changes to the old black and white TV sets, CBS dropped their own proposal and used the new one. |
The earliest television sets were radios with the addition of a television device consisting of a neon tube with a mechanically spinning disk ([Nipkow disk]?) that produced a red postage-stamp size image. The first electronic high definition service was in Germany in March 1935, but was only available in 22 public viewing rooms. One of the first major broadcasts involved the 1936 Berlin Olympics?. Television usage skyrocketed after World War II with war-related technological advances and additional disposable income. (1930s TV receivers cost the equivalent of $7000 today (2001) and had little available programming.) Color television became available in 1953, backed by the CBS? network. The government approved the color broadcast system proposed by CBS, but when RCA came up with a system that did not require changes to the old black and white TV sets, CBS dropped their own proposal and used the new one. Television in its original and still most popular form involves sending moving images and sound over radio waves, which are received by a receiver (a television). In this sense, it is an extension of radio.
Starting in the 2000s, modern television sets diverged into three different trends:
There are many kinds of video monitors used in modern TV sets. The most common are CRTs for up to 40"(?) diagonally. Most big screen TVs (upto over 100") use projection technology. Three types of projection systems are used in projection TVs: CRT based, LCD based and reflective imaging chip based. Modern advances brought flat screens to TV that use [active matrix]? LCD or [plasma display]? technology. Flat panel big screen TVs are only 4" thick and can be hung on the wall like a picture. They are extremely attractive and space-saving but they remain extremely expensive.
There are various kinds of television broadcast systems:
Programming is broadcast on television stations (sometimes called channels) that are often targeted towards a certain audience. There are many news, sports and film stations and stations such as the MTV and BBC networks are seen throughout many countries.
In the US, TV networks produce prime-time programs for their affiliate stations to air between 7pm and 10pm. Most stations have their own programming off the [prime time]?.
See also: Television programs, Animation and Animated series, Television personalities, Video