Today, humanity cannot be imagined without television. After a busy day, which of us doesn’t like to lie down on the sofa, relax and completely immerse ourselves in watching our favorite movie or program? Many years have passed since the collapse of the Soviet Union, during which time technological progress made an incredible leap forward.
First developments
Not many people remember how it all began, and only a few know the name of the first color television in the USSR. It is worth noting that scientists had to spend a lot of time to create devices suitable for viewing. However, it is impossible to single out from a large number of inventors the one who invented the first Soviet color television, since each of them made his own unique tangible contribution to the development of television.
In 1951, experimental devices were released that broadcast television broadcasts in color. Their quality, of course, cannot be compared with modern technologies, but it was at that time that the first color television of the USSR was "born". Experimental developments that were conducted in Leningrad at the plant named after Kozitsky, allowed to release a limited number of electronic-mechanical, as well as electronic televisions with a color image called "Rainbow".
Mass production
“Rubin-401” is the name of the first color television in the USSR, which began to be mass-produced in
1967. The low quality and dull colors of such an apparatus made it possible to view the image only in darkened rooms. Subsequently, the screen size increased, which significantly improved clarity, brightness and contrast.
After some time, the second improved color TV model called Rubin-714 was released. From that moment began the era of mass production of television equipment. Now everyone could buy a tube “Rubin-714” with a diagonal of 61 centimeters. It should be noted that this unit was very heavy, so its transportation required the efforts of at least two strong men. Despite such a bright name for the first color television in the USSR, we still lagged behind other developed countries, because modern television was just emerging in our country.
The first color TV shows
For the first time color broadcast in the Soviet Union
aired on November 7, 1967. However, TVs for a long time remained black and white and only on holidays could please their owners with a multi-colored image. The name of the first color television in the USSR was first heard in a special report on the country's main channel, the broadcast of which took place in color. By the beginning of the 90s, almost every family could fully enjoy watching their favorite films and programs. The country has stepped far forward - color television has firmly entered our lives.
Today in the world there are a great many models of modern TVs in which designers embody the most advanced ideas of technical creativity. Currently, plasma, liquid crystal, LED and projection devices are produced, which can be either portable or stationary. In addition, TVs with different sounds are produced, which once again proves the limitlessness of technological progress.