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P2£K AT PHILCO'S TV SET: Best kept secret in a trade never noted for modesty or
reticence, is the story of Philco's forthcoming line of TV receivers. You can't get a word out of Philco executives or employes. But discreet inquiries elsewhere reveal a few tid-bits of information — enough to indicate’ that the sets are going to create quite a stir when the wraps are lifted.
This is what we've been able to learn thus far: Philco utilizes an exceed
ingly small cathode ray tube (3 to 5 inches) whose images are magnified onto a 15-inch screen. Magnification is through an optical glass, placed midway between tube and screen. Distance from tube’ to screen is said to be so short (perhaps 6 inches) that light loss is negligible. Considered outstanding is fact magnification is accomplished in such short distance.
Thus one distributor, saying he expects to have display models for his dealers in early January, remarked confidently that Philco sets will "revolutionize the industry, even though there isn't any industry yet." Philco itself did say, in displaying a non-working laboratory model at recent TBA convention (Vol. 2, No. 41), that its TV v/ill have "the clearest and sharpest black-and-white picture’ ever achieved in television. ... superior to 16mm home’ movies." As for prices, models, etc., nothing is divulged yet.
RTPB hm C0LGH TV: Here's how RTPB's Panel No. 6 voted, 18 out of 30 members present, at their last meeting on CBS's proposals for uhf color TV: 9-to-3 against the
CBS-proposed standards, 9-to-4 against CBS's sequential method. The 3 favoring CBS standards were Dr. Peter Goldmark, CBS research chief; J. E. Brown, Zenith asst, v.p. ; R. N. Harmon, Westinghouse. They were joined by Bendix's Frank Norton in favoring sequential TV systems (Vol. 2, No. 46) as against simultaneous. Six panelmen abstained from voting on first issue, 5 on second.
That gives you an idea of how the engineering fraternity may line up at FCC's Dec. 9 hearing. But Panel Chairman David B. Smith by then may also have an even clearer indication of hov; engineers feel about color TV when he completes a mail poll of all RTPB panelmen, one which it's hoped will be less an expression of "front office" policy. He will divulge results at hearing, at which he himself will testify in a dual role — first, as spokesman for RTPB (Vol. 2, No. 45) ; then, as engineering v.p. of Philco.
Star Witness Smith asked to be subpoenaed for RTPB appearance, along with Electronic Magazine's Don Fink, chairman of RMA subcommittee on uhf TV standards.
Here^s the rest of hearing lineup, based on appearances filed at week's deadline ; note conspicuous absence of spokesmen for GE and Farnsworth, among others active and outspoken in TV field;
For CBS — Frank Stanton, president ; Adrian Murphy, v.p. ; Lawrence Lowman,
T’^ v.p.; Dr. Goldmark; Donald Horton, manager of TV Audience Research Institute; William B. Lodge, general engineering director; Paul H. Reedy, chief engineer, engi
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