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Videos of Mechanical Television in Operation

Postby Andrew Davie » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:07 pm

Here are some videos on YouTube...

This first one is particularly nice, showing the Nipkow disc getting up to speed, and the picture finally becoming recognizable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DFcYRxFdTI

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dmY43KeBuE

I also like this last one, as it gives a good idea that a program in 32 line format can be quite recognisable and entertaining...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osF5gg6RKL4

The above were posted by Eckhard Etzold, whose site is at http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold/ar ... ngdisc.htm
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Postby Andrew Davie » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:11 pm

Here's a video of the modern Televisor in operation...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5oXKMEaAsE

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The Man With the Flower in his Mouth

Postby Andrew Davie » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:13 pm

Here's a video of the 1967 remake of the 1930 play 'The Man With the Flower in His Mouth'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWe7glfSMP0

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Daniel Gosson's

Postby Andrew Davie » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:33 pm

Here's a short video of Daniel Gosson's Televisor's display. See the separate topic in this forum for full details.

http://www.taswegian.com/NBTV/images/Da ... OTVID2.wmv

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