EarlyColorTV

[itsMeTeh]

hah

[TrollSniff]

такой телик был у всех наших дедушек и бабушек в 50ые годы! вах!

[LuigiGodzillaGirl]

I'm a 90's kid, but I felt a wave of nostalgia when I saw that jumping picture. We had an old portable color TV in our kitchen (knobs and everything) that did that once in a while.

[mathiasvolta]

Nice !! 5*

[1marcelfilms]

What is that upper tv

[Razor61289]

Something not right about seeing a Loreal clip on an old television!

[kittyfanatic1980]

actually color tvs were out as early as 1952. there are much earlier sets but costs versus demand was extremely prohibitive. for example: plasma as well as LCD was invented in 1962 i think it was around there ill have to recheck the exact date on wiki and was invented for EXACTLY what we use it for now. computer screens to be exact but it wasnt untill recently when some person fooling around old vaults "discovered" the technology and mass produced cheap recievers.

[INeedToLiveLonger]

@kittyfanatic1980 hi, interesting story, could u please say more about this guy fooling around old vaults? what old vaults? where? who owned vaults?

[SamuraiClinton]

Its a common misconception that color TVs didn't come out until the early 60s. Also, 1955, after that TVs year is when the McFlys got their first television set in Back to the Future.

[fadatuberadioman]

Very nice. I too restore old tube tv's and radio's. I just bought a Pilot tv like the one above your color tv. Does your Pilot work? If so you should make a video of it too!

[metalmanin]

that tv needs some work or the flyback transformer will go bad

[seatboi]

WHAT a GORGEOUS SET!! I restore these for a living & you, Sir have one FINE example of an EARLY color TV! Congratulations! ;) PS if u ever need any knobs, tubes or parts, let me know...I have tons!

[eldaguinio]

is true that a mexican developed the color tv system?

[CoolConejo]

@eldaguinio no i don't believe so. It was several people that kind of took part in it with their own inventions that lead up to. Just do a simple google search and it will tell you everything.

[MIKON8ERISBACK]

@eldaguinio I doubt it.

[tricolorCRT]

@TVonthePorch: as rockabillycat1954 mentioned, the RCA CT-100 was the first *production* color TV. One could buy an Admiral or Westinghouse or Motorola 15-in. color TV before the CT-100, but they were at best pilot production runs of only a few hundred sets at most, and probably no where near that many. By comparison, there were over 4000 CT-100's made as statistically demonstrated by surviving set serial numbers.

Pete

[baneskrbic]

Things like that were made to last.

[sheaner18]

RCA nowdays stands for: Real Crappy Apparatus

[Sheri451]

Was that WHOO WHOO WHOO coming from that TV? I would been afraid it was going to blow up.

[mig189189189]

Great video man!

[peugteobike]

is it suppose to make that noise?

[HumanisticRationale]

@peugteobike That noise in the background at the beginning of the video was caused by a Theremin (the first electronic instrument sold commercially). The Theremin station at the museum is located right by this particular RCA CT-100.

[NP4Mayans]

The CT-100 was and is capable of very rich color. It kind of looked like a Sony Trinitron in a big fish tank, for lack of a better description. The video here doesn't totally show the color as it is. Of course, the set must be adjusted to perform at its best.... Thanks for showing a great historical TV.

[fromthesidelines]

RCA's NBC was the ONLY network to "push" color TV programs at the time that set was manufactured [CBS occasionally telecast a few "test" episodes of several series in "compatible color"]- but there were no regular prime-time color series on the air in 1954. RCA mostly concentrated on splashy live "spectaculars" (which were preserved and exist on black and white kinescope film).

[666psychadellic]

you know how much money you can get for that take it to pawn stars i bet they give you a lot

[gayboytommy20010]

@666psychadellic Today you could sell a tv like that for at least $7,00 to 9,000

[wogfun]

@666psychadellic - u gotta be kidding. i just watched an episode of Pawn Stars where they offered a guy 20k for his mobile home, then 25, then 35.... if they can come up 75% in under 60 seconds I'd say these guys are definitely low balling people. I absolutely understand that they run a business and need to make a profit, but these guys are crooks.

[RaybornButtercups]

@666psychadellic 1954 television? i can go like... five bucks...

lol

[rockabillycat1954]

Not "one" of the first, it is THE first production color tv ever. They were over $1000 in 1954 and only 5000 were sold. They are very rare, especially in working condition.

[TVonthePorch]

@rockabillycat1954 Many agree with you and argue the same point...despite incontrovertible proof that Westinghouse color sets were in stores prior to the CT-100 and compelling evidence that Admiral color sets were available even earlier.

[Jo0ngle]

Whats that cute mini tv on top?

[laurdy]

i think its a pilot tv-37

[Jo0ngle]

Aw, thats soo cute, and I think you're right. thanks for sharing.

[cowtippingrocks]

wow a rolling screen. Thats something you dont see anymore!

[SHANMERICA]

can you play xbox 360 or playstation 3 on it?

[HumanisticRationale]

Yup, through Channel 3 with a particular adapter you can hook up essentially any modern device. A Playstation 3 or XBox 360 hasn't been tried on that particular model but DVDs and VHS have worked. The RCA CT-100 is especially rare these days. Only approximately 20 still work in the world.

[SHANMERICA]

lol