[QuadList] OT- Live TV likely looked like via an Iconoscope tube in the early years of TV

[george keller]

Hey Ted,

TNX, that fellow is terrific.

73

George Keller






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From: Ted Langdell <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com>
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Subject: [QuadList] OT- Live TV likely looked like via an Iconoscope tube in the early years of TV



Today, we see any Iconoscope images from the 1930's and 40's through the medium of film, recorded via a Kinescope recorder that shot a TV monitor, since videotape didn't come into use until 1956.



But there's an opportunity to see what an Iconoscope image looks like when recorded today:


A poster to the "Old VTRs" list on YahooGroups.com posted this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs5l39WsnKo


It's a 15 minute documentary about a Japanese gentleman who has made a working, Iconoscope camera using a very old but good-condition Iconocsope tube and modern electronic circuits.


The documentary shows how good television might have looked—particularly in the studio—and when all parts of the system were working well.  


More about the Iconoscope and other television pickup tubes here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_camera_tube










Ted


Ted Langdell






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