1953-1995 Japanesee tv sets for the Japanesse market

[Telecolor 3007]

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[wa2ise]

No pics, but when I was in Japan for a week or so, back in 1995 on business doing some work for Mitsubishi, I did see some widescreen CRT sets. 3 by 5 instead of 4 by 3 aspect ratio, although the signal was in an aspect ratio of 4 by 3, regular NTSC. The sets just stretched the left quarter area of the image, and the right quarter area of the image to fake it into wide screen. I don't think that this looked all that great.

These sets were about 60cm wide.

[Telecolor 3007]

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[electroking]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

No pics, but when I was in Japan for a week or so, back in 1995 on business doing some work for Mitsubishi, I did see some widescreen CRT sets. 3 by 5 instead of 4 by 3 aspect ratio, although the signal was in an aspect ratio of 4 by 3, regular NTSC. The sets just stretched the left quarter area of the image, and the right quarter area of the image to fake it into wide screen. I don't think that this looked all that great.

These sets were about 60cm wide.

This will compete with 'electronically re-channelled to simulate stereo'
when the tally of worthless inventions is compiled...