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2. History of television - Wikipedia

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   A television set, also called a television receiver, television, TV set, TV, or telly, is a device that combines a tuner, display, and speakers for the purpose of viewing television. Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form, television sets became a popular consumer product after World War II in electronic form, using cathode ray tubes .

3. Broadcast television systems - Wikipedia

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   Later TV systems were electronic, and usually mentioned by their line number: 375-line (used in Germany, Italy, US), 405-line (used in the UK), 441-line (used in Germany, France, Italy, US) or 567-line (used in the Netherlands). These systems were mostly experimental and national, with no defined international standards, and didn't resume ...

4. Television set - Wikipedia

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   A variety of television sets. A television set or television receiver (more commonly called TV, TV set, television, telly, or tele) is an electronic device for viewing and hearing television broadcasts, or as a computer monitor.

5. Television - Wikipedia

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   The abbreviation TV is from 1948. The use of the term to mean "a television set" dates from 1941. [11] The use of the term to mean "television as a medium" dates from 1927. [11] The term telly is more common in the UK. The slang term "the tube" or the "boob tube" derives from the bulky cathode-ray tube used on most TVs until the advent of flat ...

6. Analog television - Wikipedia

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   In practice a technique called vestigial sideband is used to reduce the channel spacing, which would be nearly twice the video bandwidth if pure AM was used. Signal reception is invariably done via a superheterodyne receiver : the first stage is a tuner which selects a television channel and frequency-shifts it to a fixed intermediate frequency ...

7. Timeline of the introduction of television in countries

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   This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included.