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:The Citroen by R2.0 · 2009-10-06 01:23 · Score: 0, Troll

And they're both fucking ugly.
It always baffled me how the French, who defined "fashion" for the WORLD at one time, could produce vehicles so singularly...odd. It would be like developing plus fours for women instead of the miniskirt.

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Re:The Citroen by R2.0 · 2009-10-06 01:43 · Score: 0, Troll

"Needless to say, about the only thing they have in common is the chevron badge... and front-wheel drive."
And their hideous countenance.

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"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." A. Carlson