16-07-2022, 07:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-07-2022, 08:03 PM by peter scott.)
https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-El...df#page=28
"In performance this receiver was
variable. Notwithstanding the use
of separate tubes and even separate
chasses for different functions, the
controls were exceedingly critical
and not by any means independent.
By expert adjustment a good picture
was obtained, but interlacing could
only be achieved after the most
painstaking efforts. Nevertheless it
is interesting to note that the 15 -inch
cathode -ray tube was so good in
color, brightness and of course size,
that in the overall result many of the
receiver faults could be overlooked. "
Not all early British television receivers were badly received though:
The receiver described here would appear to be an HMV 901 or Marconiphone 702.
https://worldradiohistory.com/Archiv...03.pdf#page=28
Peter.
"In performance this receiver was
variable. Notwithstanding the use
of separate tubes and even separate
chasses for different functions, the
controls were exceedingly critical
and not by any means independent.
By expert adjustment a good picture
was obtained, but interlacing could
only be achieved after the most
painstaking efforts. Nevertheless it
is interesting to note that the 15 -inch
cathode -ray tube was so good in
color, brightness and of course size,
that in the overall result many of the
receiver faults could be overlooked. "
Not all early British television receivers were badly received though:
The receiver described here would appear to be an HMV 901 or Marconiphone 702.
https://worldradiohistory.com/Archiv...03.pdf#page=28
Peter.