Philco Predicta Decorator Commercial TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-04 | TV commercial for the Philco Predicta Decorator TV. This is the famous swivel head screen, introduced in 1958. When color TV came in a few years later, Predicta, Philco and Black & White TV were dead.
PHILO FARNSWORTH: the most famous man you never heard of - by Jessica Farnsworth TheHistoryofTV 2013-03-27 | Philo Farnsworth invented television from an idea he had at 14 years old. Yet no one knows his name. His great grand daughter Jessica tries to set the record straight. She gets a little help from her great grandma who was by his side September 7, 1927 for the first TV transmission.
Ive Got A Secret - Philo Farnsworth, Buster Keaton 1957 TheHistoryofTV 2013-03-21 | The only televised appearance by the inventor of television Philo T. Farnsworth. They couldn't guess who he was, but gave him a carton of Winstons and eighty bucks. Also an appearance by Buster Keaton and Garry Moore
The Most Famous Man You Never Heard Of TheHistoryofTV 2013-03-21 | The great grand daughter of Philo T. Farnsworth tells the story of the teenagers who invented television in 1927. Watch this and help Jessica spread the truth about the most famous man you should have heard of.
DISAPPEARING FOLD UP TV TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-18 | TV commercial for a designer TV from the 1950's. It folded up into a lovely coffee table for those who were too embarrassed to have a television. As I used to say when I produced TV shows, "Life is precious, Television is furniture".
Philo T. Farnsworth - The Birth of Television (1939) TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-18 | This rare color film shows television's inventor Philo Farnsworth in his labs in San Francisco & Philadelphia. Made for Popular Science this introduced television to the public. Unfortunately, World War 2 stopped TV development and Farnsworth's factories converted to war related inventions. By the war's end. Farnsworth's patents had expired and his rival RCA took over the marketplace.
The Original Couch Potatoes TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-17 | Organized in 1976, the original COUCH POTATOES were a bunch of TV junkies in Dixon California. They would gather together to watch multiple TVs at once, while perfecting the art of junk food ingestion via both the stomach and the eyes. The word has since made the dictionary, but these were the original zanies.
First Betamax - Salesman Training Video 1977 TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-11 | This is the training tape shown to the salesmen who sold the very first homevideo recorder called The Sony Betamax. It described an entirely new concept in television viewing. At that time it was one giant unit including the recorder and trinitron television. Betamax lost the format wars to VHS and has disappeared into time.
RCA Victor 7 Function Remote Control Television Film 1961 TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-10 | First 7 Function "Wireless Wizard" Remote Control. Demo film from 1961. The first Zenith operated by light, The RCA used sound waves. This device forever freed children from the task of "Get up and change the channel for me".
Television 1949 An RCA Presentation TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-10 | The story of television as told by RCA. Wonderful early footage on the invention of broadcasting.
PHILO FARNSWORTH SMALL SCREEN, BIG DREAMS part 1 TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-08 | Philo T. Farnsworth came up with the original idea for electronic television when he was 14. Although he did not share in the fortunes made on his invention, his is a story of true American Ingenuity. He was one of our unsung geniuses. Here is his story in two parts from an old PBS doc.
PHILO FARNSWORTH SMALL SCREEN, BIG DREAMS part 2 TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-07 | Philo T. Farnsworth came up with the original idea for electronic television when he was 14. his is a story of true American Ingenuity. He invented a thousand things and was one of our unsung geniuses. Here in part two from an old PBS documentary, he wins his patent war against RCA, but ironically does not share in the fortunes made on his invention.
Philco Safari First Portable Battery Operated Television 1958 TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-04 | This is a commerical for the Philco Safari the world's first portable battery operated television 1958.
RCA Victor - Silverama Portable Flying TV Ad TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-04 | TV commercial for the RCA Victor Portable. So light-weight, it flys! 1957
Philco Predicta Tandem 1959 TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-04 | This is a TV commercial for the Philco Predicta Tandem. This was the famous two-piece TV where you sat near the channel changer with the screen across the room. Attached by a thick, ugly cable, this model was not a success. When color TV came in a few years later, Predicta, Philco, and black & white TV were dead. 1959
Philco Predicta - TV Today from the World of Tomorrow TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-04 | This film introduced the world to the new Philco Predicta- the most revolutionary television of its time. So far ahead of its time (1958) that the ad touts "It's just like 1965". When color TV came in a few years later, Predicta, Philco, and black & white television were dead.
Very First Betamax Home Video Recorder Promo 1977 TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-04 | This is the consumer tape that came in the very first homevideo recorder called The Sony Betamax. It described an entirely new concept in television viewing. At that time it was one giant unit including the recorder and trinitron television. Betamax lost the format wars to VHS and has disappeared into time.
Bob Hope and Neil Armstrong TheHistoryofTV 2012-09-04 | Neil Armstrong only appearances on television were with Bob Hope. They became pals on a tour of Vietnam in 1969.
