Television Development.docVIP

Television Development - 100 Years at a glance??? 1880s to 1899 Period of Dreams, Concepts and Initial Discoveries 1900 The word Television is first used 1922 to 1927 Early Experiments with a MECHANICAL scanning disc system. TV Picture is neon orange and very small. 1928 to 1934 First Mechanical TV Sets sold to public -- At the peak, 42 US stations were in operation using the Jenkins system.? However, picture quality is lacking.? Not suitable for commercial use.? Electronic TV offers greater promise. 1926 to 1935 Early Experiments with All-Electronic Cathode Ray Television (the basic system we have today) 1935 to 1941 Electronic (Experimental) TV begins broadcasting in Germany, England, Italy, France, USA, Holland, etc. Early 1940s Work begins on CBS Mechanical Color Television July 1, 1941? Electronic (Commercial) Black White Television begins broadcasting in United States 1942 to 1945? World War-II halts all TV sales and most all public broadcasting. Late 1946 First American Post War TV set is RCA 630-TS? (Less than 7,000 TV sets in USA, pre WW-II) June 25, 1951 First Mechanical Color Television Set Placed on Market? (CBS-Columbia) at $499.95. Oct 20, 1951 Mechanical CBS Color TV Broadcasting ends forever May 1954 First All-Electronic Color Television Set is RCA CT-100, selling at $1,000 1987 Japanese demonstrate ANALOG high-definition TV system (called MUSE) 1990 ?General Instruments Video Cipher division announces DIGITAL Hi-Definition System? 1995 ? Congress Passes the Telecommunications Act of 1995, replacing the old 1934 laws Late 1990s ?Internet, World-Wide-Web explodes onto the scene -- ushering in new global communications for the 21st century! ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▉▊▋▌精诚凝聚 =^_^= 成就梦想 ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▉▊▋▌ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ █ ■ ▓点亮心灯 ~~~///(^v^)\\\~~~ 照亮人生 ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ █ ■ ▓