Televisor mechanical television system

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The Televisor mechanical television system was an early experimental television device developed by John Logie Baird that used spinning disks and mechanical scanning to transmit low-resolution moving images.

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instanceOf early television device
mechanical television system
audioTransmission separate radio set for sound
broadcastStandard Baird 30-line standard NERFINISHED
category historical television technology
commercialization sold as a complete receiver
sold as a home television kit
component Nipkow scanning disk NERFINISHED
neon lamp or light source behind disk
synchronous motor
countryOfDevelopment United Kingdom NERFINISHED
demonstratedBy John Logie Baird in public demonstrations
developer John Logie Baird NERFINISHED
displayType neon lamp display
era 1920s
firstPublicService used for early BBC experimental television broadcasts
frameRate about 12.5 frames per second
historicalSignificance one of the earliest systems to show live moving television images to consumers
historicalStatus obsolete technology
imageAspect narrow vertical image
imageSource mechanically scanned camera
imageType monochrome image
influenced development of electronic television standards
introduced early 1930s
limitations flicker
low image resolution
small picture size
lineCount 30-line image
manufacturer Baird Television Development Company NERFINISHED
marketedAs Baird Televisor NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the first commercially available television sets
demonstrating practical television reception to the public
operatingBand medium-wave radio frequencies
powerSource mains electricity
requires precise synchronization between transmitter and receiver disks
resolution 30 scan lines
scanDirection vertical scanning
scanningMethod Nipkow disk NERFINISHED
scanType progressive scan
signalMedium radio transmission
wired transmission
supersededBy electronic television systems
technologyType mechanical television
transmits low-resolution moving images
uses mechanical scanning
spinning disk
viewingMethod small viewing window

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John Logie Baird notableWork Televisor mechanical television system