Videokarma.org

Go Back   Videokarma.org TV - Video - Vintage Television & Radio Forums > International Vintage Televisions

We appreciate your help

in keeping this site going.
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-05-2018, 08:30 PM
Captain Video's Avatar
Captain Video Captain Video is offline
VideoKarma Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Brazil.
Posts: 997
1948 British PYE TV set

This photo looks awful, but I had to share it: it is me with a 1948 British PYE TV set on the Imperial War Museum in London. I have never imagined that this TV was so small!!! Never saw one in person before, so I was really surprised:
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 181.jpg (50.4 KB, 47 views)
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-06-2018, 01:15 AM
ppppenguin's Avatar
ppppenguin ppppenguin is offline
VideoKarma Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: London, UK
Posts: 445
That's the D16T, the first British TV manufactured after WW2. There's also the table model, the B16T. Identical electronics in a smaller cabinet. It used mains EHT but was otherwise a modern design with EF50 valves.

Overall a very good design capable of high quality pictures. Because they had a double wound mains transformer and grounded chassis they were also easy to convert to video monitors. The BBC used quite a few this way, notably in the 1948 London Olympics.
__________________
www.borinsky.co.uk Jeffrey Borinsky www.becg.tv
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11-07-2018, 12:56 PM
ppppenguin's Avatar
ppppenguin ppppenguin is offline
VideoKarma Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: London, UK
Posts: 445
The attached photo shows 3x D16T used as monitors during the 1948 London Olympics. The vision engineer (to the right) has a professional monitor which looks wonderfully lethal with its covers removed.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg d16_as_monitor.jpg (86.9 KB, 34 views)
__________________
www.borinsky.co.uk Jeffrey Borinsky www.becg.tv
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 11-07-2018, 04:22 PM
Captain Video's Avatar
Captain Video Captain Video is offline
VideoKarma Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Brazil.
Posts: 997
Very interesting, thanks for the information.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:19 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
©Copyright 2012 VideoKarma.org, All rights reserved.