The First High-Definition TV, Circa 1958

Posted by kdawson on Monday October 5, 2009 @01:46PM 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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Re:Yet another production plant? by OrangeCatholic · 2009-10-05 19:37 · Score: 0, Redundant

Making an LCD panel with a quarter inch of glass would be like putting nicotine in a smokeless injector or designing an engine that doesn't feed on dinosaur sludge. How could you mess with our culture, man?