Thread: First all-transistor tv set
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Old 03-20-2010, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by yagosaga View Post
Hello,

I found two candidates for the first all-transistor tv set. The SONY TV8 and the Philco Safari H2010L. Both are designated to be the first all-transistor tv set.

But which one actually was the first all-transistor tv set in the world?

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Eckhard
The Philco Safari was introduced in June, 1959. I saw one on sale in summer of 1959. It has a 2 inch upward firing CRT onto a silvered mirror. The viewer could watch the image though a magnifying lens, that when viewed from 3 1/2 feet away would simulate a 14 inch virtual image. All transistor except it has two miniature rectifier tubes.

The Sony TV 8 was introduced in 1960. It was a direct view CRT. I am uncertain if it was 100% transistor.
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