More history of tv

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Harris, J. (2019). Amazing facts about the history of television. [online] BT.com. Available at: http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/tv/from-pocket-sized-screens-to-high-definition-in-the-30s-9-amazing-facts-about-tv-11364007128013 [Accessed 12 Oct. 2019].

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(Harris, 2019)

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A lot of technology withers and dies as something newer and better comes along. But one electronic device that’s defied the test of time is the television.

This week marks 80 years since the BBC opened the world's first regular 'high-definition' television service, from Alexandra Palace (although high definition as we know it today is quite different).

Scotsman John Logie Baird may not have developed the first TV, but he was the first to transmit an image from one on October 2, 1925 using a ventriloquist's dummy.

High definition was used to describe revolutionary 405-line television broadcasting, which started in the UK back in 1936. Although the quality isn’t quite that high when you compare to today’s idea of high definition!

While some may believe that bigger is better, Sony went in the opposite direction in 1982 with the first pass-produced pocket television: the Sony Watchman FD-210, which had a tiny 5cm grayscale display.

Size matters when it comes to TV, and some manufacturers have gone wild over the years, making colossal displays. Panasonic made a monster 152-inch display back in 2012, which cost an eye-watering £600,000.

The fanfare around 3D TV in the home failed to catch on a few years back, with the BBC putting the development of 3D programming on hold.

While shops are still selling 3D TV sets, prices have dropped, and the manufacturers have turned their attention to 4K or Ultra HD television, which has four times more pixels than standard HD televisions.