who designed the sets..and how..

[cbenham]

Originally Posted by marty59

As wonderful as the development of color tv is, it wasn't until the late mid 60's on before there was any real "portability" in color tv.

That is because there was not enough interest in color since everybody could still watch the same color programs on their B&W sets. If color had been non-compatible, not receivable on B&W sets, it would have been much quicker to become popular, and the manufacturers would have developed portable color sets far more quickly. People would have bought more color sets early on if they couldn't watch TV on their older B&W sets. Compatability stilled the growth of color television because everybody could still use their B&W sets. The GE Porta-Color in 1966 and the 12 inch Sony Trinitron in 1970 did more to boost the sales and adoption of color than any sets before.