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The First High-Definition TV, Circa 1958

Posted by kdawson on from the swivels-and-tilts-and-comes-in-purple dept.

An anonymous reader sends us to Gizmag for a look at a recent auction of a large collection of antique TVs. The star of the show was the Teleavia type P111, one of the earliest examples of high-definition TV. This rare 1958 console-stand television was designed by Flaminio Bertroni, who was also responsible for the iconic Citroen DS. The TV featured dual resolution capability, with the higher setting offering better resolution than 720p — 819 lines. This early attempt at a high-def standard, originating in France in 1949, didn't catch on in the marketplace.

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  1. Re:We're still seeing the same thing today by Xtravar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ha ha, quit joking around! The world won't exist that much longer!

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  2. Re:And how far we have not come by Shakrai · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In America today, one can advocate torture and preventative detention without being assumed sarcastic, fringe, or insane

    This is offtopic and will probably be modded as such, but who has advocated for "preventative detention"? There are a fair number of people who have advocated for detention of those captured on the battlefield until such time as hostilities end (as is usually the case in war) but I've not heard any mainstream American politician call for "preventative" detention.

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    We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.