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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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