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An NTSC TV Set
This TV set picked up the first NTSC TV signal, which was broadcast in the U.S. beginning in 1941. The signal was monochrome. In 1954, the new NTSC standard added color, which was transmitted as a composite video signal. (Image courtesy of www.TVhistory.TV)
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Inside a TV?
Hard to imagine, but this rotating disc was the heart of the first TV camera and receiver, which predated the all-electronic systems such as NTSC. For an overview, see video/TV history. (Image courtesy of www.TVhistory.TV)
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