Speaking of the zoom-out of the title card in the beginning of this video, CBS would later be acquired by Westinghouse and subsequently Viacom, thus marking the end of the Westinghouse name in the electronics industry.
Westinghouse was from Pittsburgh, PA. Here's where it gets weird. KDKA (radio) was a Westinghouse station (Natch!) in 1949 Pittsburgh had only one TV station. (WDTV, Channel 3) It was on the DuMont TV network. That station was BOUGHT by Westinghouse in 1954 moved to Channel 2, Became KDKA-TV and IS a CBS station It's the only major network station in Pittsburgh that's owned by the network. The ABC affiliate (CH 4 WTAE) is owned by Hearst. The NBC affiliate (CH 11, WPXI) is owned by Cox. TL;DR: It took FIVE YEARS for Westinghouse's own headquarters city to line up with this ad! LOL. Another Westinghouse TV history bit: RCA developed "compatible color" (NTSC) But Westinghouse beat them to the market by selling the FIRST consumer NTSC color set! Source: From Pitttsburgh, Many family members worked for various Westinghouse divisions.
1:49 The "synchro-tune" must have been something like the AFC circuits on FM radios that locked the tuner onto the strongest signal. It worked as long as the stations were spaced well apart.
It just was an inter carrier design, which was still new back then. With an inter carrier set, the picture and sound are automatically tuned in at the same time, because they are separated at the detector in the IF circuits. All sets built after about 1950 were like this. Philip had automatic fine tuning in the late 40’s, but it was expensive to build into the set
@@johanvangelderen6715 Here is the INTERESTING part though: The 13" TV in 1985 would have been color AND solid state (except for the picture tube...) I had the same thought about (radio) Scanners. I bought a scanner for $99 in 1979 that had 4 (crystal controlled) channels. I bought a scanner for $99 in 2012 with 500 channels and could be programmed via a PC!
Interesting, that zoom feature, but apparently you could only zoom it on the center. Also interesting that other receivers then were implied as having separate tuning for video & sound. You would think that with NTSC you could only tune overall as this set did; possibly they meant something else by "tuning".
Robert Goodman I grew up with an old B&W set from the 1950s, and I recall the “tuning” knob was just something that would give you a finer ability to focus on the broadcast frequency. In other words, it was a “fine tuning” knob. When you were closer to the center of the band, the picture and sound came in clearer. One knob, signal clearer for both pic and sound. I’m an engineer today and I love having the ability to manually control things like this. Too bad I can’t, especially with today’s digital TVs.
According to the USA CPI Calculator 270 dollars in 1949 Is equivalent to 3,400 dollars in 2023. All that money for a 12 inch screen. Many people would rather purchase a second hand car.
@@roadtripboy I didn't think it was possible then I thought that was a 50s this I saw a video where the guy sed that most TV shows weren't put onto film until the 50s
@@sh-ig9fm Film could ALWAYS be shown on TV. It was VIDEOTAPE that didn't exist until the 1950s. All of the pre-1956 TV content you see today ("I love Lucy" for example) were shot on film. The REVERSE was the issue. "Live" TV could not be recorded (as a video signal) so they used (more or less) a film camera aimed at a video monitor (Kinescope). Videotape allowed for the recording of the actual video signal (not just filming a screen!). The first videotape recorders were sold in 1956. A lot of old TV shows were on film into the 1980s. This is why HD rereleases are possible. Film can be rescanned at a higher resolution than old TV could reproduce, If the show was on videotape instead of film, You are stuck with the old TV resolution.
![[4k, 60fps, color] (1949) Grandma's kitchen organization hacks.](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ur3aS6KTL04/mqdefault.jpg)
Very nostalgic and a journey through time.
Speaking of the zoom-out of the title card in the beginning of this video, CBS would later be acquired by Westinghouse and subsequently Viacom, thus marking the end of the Westinghouse name in the electronics industry.
Westinghouse was from Pittsburgh, PA. Here's where it gets weird. KDKA (radio) was a Westinghouse station (Natch!) in 1949 Pittsburgh had only one TV station. (WDTV, Channel 3) It was on the DuMont TV network. That station was BOUGHT by Westinghouse in 1954 moved to Channel 2, Became KDKA-TV and IS a CBS station It's the only major network station in Pittsburgh that's owned by the network. The ABC affiliate (CH 4 WTAE) is owned by Hearst. The NBC affiliate (CH 11, WPXI) is owned by Cox. TL;DR: It took FIVE YEARS for Westinghouse's own headquarters city to line up with this ad! LOL. Another Westinghouse TV history bit: RCA developed "compatible color" (NTSC) But Westinghouse beat them to the market by selling the FIRST consumer NTSC color set! Source: From Pitttsburgh, Many family members worked for various Westinghouse divisions.
Always happy to see what television was like before I was born.
1:49 The "synchro-tune" must have been something like the AFC circuits on FM radios that locked the tuner onto the strongest signal. It worked as long as the stations were spaced well apart.
It just was an inter carrier design, which was still new back then. With an inter carrier set, the picture and sound are automatically tuned in at the same time, because they are separated at the detector in the IF circuits.
All sets built after about 1950 were like this.
Philip had automatic fine tuning in the late 40’s, but it was expensive to build into the set
$269 for a 12" in 1949. I paid $250 for a 13" RCA in the 1985. It's interesting the pricing pretty much stayed the same for several decades.
You forgot about inflation though.
@@johanvangelderen6715 I didn't forget. It just wasn't important to me.
@@johanvangelderen6715 Here is the INTERESTING part though: The 13" TV in 1985 would have been color AND solid state (except for the picture tube...) I had the same thought about (radio) Scanners. I bought a scanner for $99 in 1979 that had 4 (crystal controlled) channels. I bought a scanner for $99 in 2012 with 500 channels and could be programmed via a PC!
“Electronic Magnification” - the answer to a question that no one ever asked.
Interesting, that zoom feature, but apparently you could only zoom it on the center. Also interesting that other receivers then were implied as having separate tuning for video & sound. You would think that with NTSC you could only tune overall as this set did; possibly they meant something else by "tuning".
Robert Goodman I grew up with an old B&W set from the 1950s, and I recall the “tuning” knob was just something that would give you a finer ability to focus on the broadcast frequency. In other words, it was a “fine tuning” knob. When you were closer to the center of the band, the picture and sound came in clearer. One knob, signal clearer for both pic and sound.
I’m an engineer today and I love having the ability to manually control things like this. Too bad I can’t, especially with today’s digital TVs.
You could tune them separately because in NTSC the video and sound are broadcast separate from each other. The TV combines them together.
@@Rocket_scientist_88 was that "AFC" or "AFT"? Seems I remember TVs from the 60's/70's that had an "AFC" or "AFT" setting/knob.
@@ABobby077 No, He was talking about manual fine tuning. "AFC" (automatic frequency control) or AFT (automatic fine tuning)
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That $269 in 1949 Dollars translated to $3368 in 2022 Dollars. No wonder a lot of people couldn't afford one!
The 1949 price of 270 dollars is equivalent to 2,940 dollars in today's money.
I'm sold!
I'll be there to see you tomorrow... but I'm not sure you're still alive.
Two things no longer in existence: Live TV drama & American-made TVs. ☹️
Sadly true...
According to the USA CPI Calculator
270 dollars in 1949
Is equivalent to 3,400 dollars in 2023.
All that money for a 12 inch screen.
Many people would rather purchase a second hand car.
Westinghouse was way before its time.
You can be SURE! 👍😊👍
The programs were better back then, as well. 😁
Ignoring inflation TVs cost about the same now as they did 70 years ago.
Fascinating.
Fantastic!!!
How does this film exist I thought film couldn't be shown on TV and TV couldn't be transferred to film intill the 1950s
It's called Kinescope. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinescope
@@roadtripboy I didn't think it was possible then I thought that was a 50s this I saw a video where the guy sed that most TV shows weren't put onto film until the 50s
@@sh-ig9fm Film could ALWAYS be shown on TV. It was VIDEOTAPE that didn't exist until the 1950s. All of the pre-1956 TV content you see today ("I love Lucy" for example) were shot on film. The REVERSE was the issue. "Live" TV could not be recorded (as a video signal) so they used (more or less) a film camera aimed at a video monitor (Kinescope). Videotape allowed for the recording of the actual video signal (not just filming a screen!). The first videotape recorders were sold in 1956. A lot of old TV shows were on film into the 1980s. This is why HD rereleases are possible. Film can be rescanned at a higher resolution than old TV could reproduce, If the show was on videotape instead of film, You are stuck with the old TV resolution.
The phone I'm watching this on cost less that 270 not taking inflation into account
Not sure, but it was not uncommon for them to slightly mis-lead in order to sell more units.
It is called marketing and it has been around since Adam and Eve ((remember the apple?).
I don't really see what's misleading in this ad.
I paid $139 for my 45” smart TV on Black Friday 3-years ago.
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Westinghouse wasn't one of the best TV brands!
I have a modern flatscreen Westinghouse TV now, and it is still great.
@@debrareisdorf309 Great!
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