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</h3> <p align="center"><a href="images/baird_televisor-hd.jpg" alt="Early Television" ><img src="images/baird_televisor.jpg" alt="Early Television" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" width="700" height="528" /></a></p> <p align="center">(click on picture for high resolution image) </p> <table width="900" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="50%" align="left" valign="top"><ul class="tabletext"><strong> <li><a href="baird_mechanical_ads.html">Advertising literature</a></li> <li><a href="baird_window_display.html" >Baird Window Display</a></li> <li><a href="bbc_mechanical_programming.html">Instructions for actors being televised</a></li> <li><a href="pdf/Radio-News-1928-01_the_problem_of_synchonism_in_television.pdf">The Problem of Synchronization in Television</a></li> <li><a href="tv_schematic_diagrams_mechanical.html#baird">Technical information</a></li> <li><a href="tv_scanning_and_synchronizing.html">Television Scanning and Synchronizing</a></li><span class="hiddenlarge">To make text larger in single column tables. To make text larger in single column tables. To make text larger in single column tables</span> </ul> </td> <td width="50%" align="left" valign="top"><ul class="tabletext"><strong> <li><a href="pdf/baird_order.pdf">Televisor sales contract</a></li> <li><a href="baird_bonhams.html">Televisor sold at Bonhams</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUf65GEl9AI&authuser=0">YouTube video of Televisor in operation</a></li> <li><a href="images/baird_image_description.jpg" alt="Early Television" >1928 description of image quality</a></li> <li><a href="bbc_mechanical_programming.html">1930 programming schedule</a></li><span class="hiddenlarge">To make text larger in single column tables. To make text larger in single column tables. To make text larger in single column tables</span> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="justify">The Baird Televisor was made by Plessey in England from 1929 through the early 30s. It was the first television receiver sold to the public. About 1000 of these sets were made and sold for about 26 British Pounds, which, at the time, was a <a href="baird_televisor_price.html">considerable amount of money</a>. When buying a Televisor, the purchaser signed a contract, which described the programming available. The Televisor was also available in kit form. This is serial number 717.</p> <p align="center"><a href="qr_videos/baird_televisor.mp4"><img src="images/slide_show_button.jpg" width="537" height="59" alt="Early Television" /></a></p> <p align="justify">The set uses a 30 line scanning disk, and is about 3 feet wide and two feet high. The image is about the size of a postage stamp.</p> <table width="100%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center" valign="top"><p align="center"><img src="images/french_tv_book_baird_1932.jpg" alt="Early Television" width="269" height="452" /></p> <p align="center">In order to make the picture appear wider, the scanning lines are not equally spaced. The three lines on each edge are spaced farther apart than the ones in the middle, as shown in this photo from the 30s</p></td> <td width="50%" align="center" valign="top"><p><img src="images/baird_televisor_image.jpg" alt="Early Television" width="274" height="452" /></p> <table width="64%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="center"><span >A photo taken off the screen by Richard Diehl</span></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p > </p></td> </tr> </table> <p align="justify"> Because neon tubes have a limited life, we have modified a LED neon replacement made by Peter Yanczer and installed it in the set so we can operate it without wearing out the original neon. This set is now <a href="30_line_picture-new.html">displaying pictures</a>, for the first time in about 70 years.</p> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="27%" align="center" valign="top"><p><img src="images/neon-3.jpg" alt="Early Television" width="151" height="300" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" /> <p> Original neon lamp</td> <td width="31%" align="center" valign="top"><p align="center"> <img src="images/replacement_neon.jpg" alt="Early Television" width="202" height="300" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" /> <p align="center">LED replacement made by Peter Yanczer</p> <td width="42%" align="center" valign="top"><p align="center"><img border="0" src="images/baird_demo_1930.jpg" alt="Early Television" width="375" height="221" /></p> <p align="center">1930 demonstration. Is this set modified with a lens disk and crater lamp, or is it a fake image?</p></td> </tr> </table>   </td> <td width="1%" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"><p> </p><span id="siteseal"> <script async type="text/javascript" src="https://seal.godaddy.com/getSeal?sealID=VeYeABh1hQddraUJaqo539RWqNDVw967aznWInYLY8X3lxM2aWedVGKJ9BN8"></script> </span></div> </div>  <br class="clearfloat" /> <div id="footer"> <table width="101%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td > </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="#a1b1f1"> <tr> <td width="25%"><div align="center" >Early Television Museum</div></td> <td><div align="center">5396 Franklin St., Hilliard, OH 43026</div></td> <td><div align="center">(614) 771-0510</div></td> <td><div align="center"><a href="mailto:info@earlytelevision.org">info@earlytelevision.org</a></div></td> </tr> </table>  </div>  </div> </body> <script>'undefined'=== typeof _trfq || (window._trfq = []);'undefined'=== typeof _trfd && (window._trfd=[]),_trfd.push({'tccl.baseHost':'secureserver.net'},{'ap':'cpsh-oh'},{'server':'p3plzcpnl505096'},{'dcenter':'p3'},{'cp_id':'2285050'},{'cp_cl':'8'}) // Monitoring performance to make your website faster. 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