CBS color ad Dec 1, 1945

[old_tv_nut]

In New Yorker mag, 01 December 1945, 2 pages

[old_tv_nut]

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[miniman82]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

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Printed and saved!

[ChrisW6ATV]

Thank you for uploading those. Interesting note about the RCA's hue adjustment: "true OR desired" color. Isn't that the truth regarding the way people used to adjust their color TVs.

[6GH8cowboy]

In late 60s we had a customer that was being overly critical about the picture
so we adjusted the vertical to very SLOWLY roll and we let her pick out the best picture ... and locked it in place. Problem solved!

[John Folsom]

Thanks for sharing, Wayne.

[jmdocs]

@6GH8Cowboy--it took me a minute to get it, but that is brilliant.

[Electronic M]

I still don't get it, could some one please explain?

[WA3WLJ]

Which one is clearer ? A or B
A or B , A or B , A or B ?????
B or A, B or A ???

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

I still don't get it, could some one please explain?

A picky customer is complaining about a problem that is really not there. The technician makes the picture slowly roll vertically to let the customer "pick the best picture from the choices" which we technicians know are all the same signal. The customer picks "the one" they like the best and the tech stops the rolling on that one. Now the customer is happy because they think they got a better picture, and the technician will not get another complaint because the customer has the picture "they picked out" (so they would have to "admit they were wrong" if they complained again).

[Electronic M]

Oh, I see! It is a mind trick played on annoying costomers.

[zenith2134]

That's genius! The only story I can recall was one with my uncle's Mitsubishi tv...it was a console from the mid 80s. This one had terrible vertical linearity at the top, so it had the lines and the stretched out top....He LIKED it this way, and didn't get it fixed...called it "Cinema-Scope" LOL

[alespn]

Somewhat related to this thread: I worked for a large post-house in Hollywood in the 80's. Each room had 2-20" Barco monitors (You could watch them drift green in real time) One of my clients did not trust my eyes to set the monitors correctly. He only trusted the chief engineer. CE: "Dick, which monitor looks correct?" Client: "Randy, the one on the right looks better". He then adjusts the left monitor to match the right, and walks out of the room. Client is happy... go figure.

[ChrisW6ATV]

alespn-

Maybe that explains what William Friedkin did to The French Connection for its Blu-ray release.