Technology Connections
Season 3 Episode 8 - Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works
2015
Documentary, Comedy
Have you ever wondered how old-school television worked? It seems almost impossible for a device to make moving images without a computer being involved. Yet analog television is very, very old. How on Earth did it work? Find out in this video.
Episodes in Season 3
1
The Impossible Feat inside Your VCR
2
What is Dolby Noise Reduction? Dolby's Humble Beginning
3
Furnaces: Why we still burn fuel to heat our homes
4
Stupid Design--The Needlessly Useless Webcam Activity Light
5
Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--and failed hard (Part 1)
6
Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--Part 2
7
Comparing Beta & VHS on Quality: Was Beta Really Better?
8
Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works
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Mechanical Television: Incredibly simple, yet entirely bonkers
10
LED bulbs that flicker, and CFLs that almost never did
11
GE's bizarre early attempt at a CFL
12
Philo Farnsworth and the Invention of Electronic Television
13
Digital ICE: The High-Tech Dust Removal Found in Film Scanners
14
How Analog Color TV Works: The Beginnings
15
The Twinkling Light Set: An increasingly rare but delightful type of decorative lighting
16
Compatible Color: The Ultimate Three-For-One Special
17
Analog Color TV Wrap-Up--Some extra info
18