Old Sony 4" TV from 1964

This old Sony model 4-203UW dates from 1964,very advanced for its day.It was also known as the "Walkie Watchie" & could be run from batteries
fitted in the bottom of the unit or from 12 volts or a mains adaptor.
The TV is first shown receiving Portuguese TV channel RTP1 and the Moroccan TV Channel RTM 1

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Science & Technology

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• Sony TV
• Antique TV
• Vintage Sony
• 4 Inch Sony

[chrisstv1979]

Actually this set has to be later than 64 because transisters did not take on until 1965. This set is solid transisters.

[HughTVDX]

Sony started making solid state TVs in 1960 with the TV 8 301

[t0nito]

This set is 117V model so I guess it's american, which means it's NTSC, how did you convert the PAL signal to NTSC to be viewed properly on this tv?

[HughTVDX]

Hi

I converted this set to run on the European

TV system but it still needs a transformer

to step down the ac voltage to 117.

[t0nito]

Awesome! I have an old (1987) colour set from canada, are the procedures complicated to convert it? I guess in a B/W set all you have to do is reduce the V-Size and adjust the V-Hold, the sound is what I guess is much more difficult to convert, it's impossible to make it run in PAL colour though isn't it?

[HughTVDX]

Hi

The easiest solution to make your TV work

is to buy a multisystem RF modulator

& use a DVD player set to NTSC video output.

(most have this in the menus)so it will work

in colour

To convert the NTSC TV to PAL is very difficult.

[26highstreet]

they didnt look that much different in the mid 1980s, way ahead of its time

[jokamutta]

Is that the smallest TV in the word ?

[coolvideogamekid1]

how the heck could you do that?!

[inkey2]

I'll bet that cost a lot of money back then.....that was "space age" technology making a TV that small

[gli7utubeo]

I remember this TV well. Have not seen it in decades. Thanks!!

[FelixTheHouseFreak]

Wow 1964...... incredible!

The Japanese werent kidding around...