Comments on: In Living Colour: A Short History Of British Television http://www.anorak.co.uk/keyposts/196583.html Tabloid news for broadsheet readers Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:50:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: J Briggs http://www.anorak.co.uk/keyposts/196583.html#comment-401000 J Briggs Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:50:19 +0000 http://www.anorak.co.uk/?p=196583#comment-401000 We can also be proud of the fact that the UK had world's first public tv service in 1936. It was transmitted from Alexandra Palace in north London using 405-line electronically scanned pictures. They called it 'high-definition' at the time. There were only a few thousand viewers when it had to close down for WW2 in 1939 but we were still the first. When the war finished in 1945 and TV started up again, most of the old tellies did not work. Of course, the good old USA were first with colour TV but we did the right thing by holding back until the very good 'PAL' system (based on the US 'NTSC' system) was perfected and it has certainly stood the test of time. We can also be proud of the fact that the UK had world’s first public tv service in 1936. It was transmitted from Alexandra Palace in north London using 405-line electronically scanned pictures. They called it ‘high-definition’ at the time.

There were only a few thousand viewers when it had to close down for WW2 in 1939 but we were still the first. When the war finished in 1945 and TV started up again, most of the old tellies did not work.

Of course, the good old USA were first with colour TV but we did the right thing by holding back until the very good ‘PAL’ system (based on the US ‘NTSC’ system) was perfected and it has certainly stood the test of time.

]]> By: June http://www.anorak.co.uk/keyposts/196583.html#comment-400777 June Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:28:48 +0000 http://www.anorak.co.uk/?p=196583#comment-400777 I worked for Pye Phillips, in their Sales office back then. I got the tv at staff discount, an interest free loan from work, before that we rented too. We bought a Sony this year, think its was about £350 in a sale I worked for Pye Phillips, in their Sales office back then. I got the tv at staff discount, an interest free loan from work, before that we rented too.
We bought a Sony this year, think its was about £350 in a sale

]]> By: coolandcalm http://www.anorak.co.uk/keyposts/196583.html#comment-400768 coolandcalm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:06:47 +0000 http://www.anorak.co.uk/?p=196583#comment-400768 We had to rent one! :lol: We had to rent one! :lol:

]]> By: June http://www.anorak.co.uk/keyposts/196583.html#comment-400764 June Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:31:48 +0000 http://www.anorak.co.uk/?p=196583#comment-400764 I bought my first colour tv in 1976, it was a Phillips, and it cost £175, which was about two months of my salary, and two months mortgage payments I bought my first colour tv in 1976, it was a Phillips, and it cost £175, which was about two months of my salary, and two months mortgage payments

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