Here’s some eye candy for you guys!
I really enjoyed this one!
At first I planned on doing a vintage Zenith but changed my mind. This one has some real historic significance.
First of all it was one of the first widely distributed color TVs with stereo sound, from England to Australia.
Second, you may notice “Nippy” the dog in the upper left-hand corner. This logo was brand new at the time, then recently licensed by the Victor company. Only a limited run of electronics were actually sold with the HMV concept. (The original painting was called “His Master’s Voice”) Most were devoid of any HMV branding. Although they did some pretty wild stuff…
(HMV 2807 B&W with a Fresnel lens to increase the size of the picture.)
Later, RCA would acquire the logo, along with the company.
Also interesting… most of the internal components were made by GE who would absorb the RCA electronics division much later. (The student becomes the master?)
The recording division is now owned by Sony Music Entertainment and still uses the logo on occasion. (Although all forms of copyright have expired and it is now in the public domain.)
Pretty cool stuff!
On another note.
You may notice the current results of some conversations HSM and I have been having.
The reflection on the tube is a 3D rendering of an HDRI map on a 4x3 dark sheet of glass. It’s contrast has been reduced so that it has more of an effect on the screen in general.
Also there is a “green-ish gray” phosphor layer under the CRT layer. This reduces contrast when the lights are on. Contrast is improved in Night mode. (Just like in real life.)
Neither of these things are necessarily permanent, we are just tossing things around. The phosphor layer would be off by default, and would be only intended for vintage tubes that had poor contrast. (Before filter combs and such improved things.)
Since the tube reflection is a user define-able image, I will probably be adding a “Tube Reflection” folder in the repo. This particular reflection, (Which I happen to like a lot.) will be included. I have plans for a night mode reflection.
Any comments are appreciated.
Also, something that may interest some of you. This, and other TVs of the time, only had 11 channels. So the channel knob, literally. “…goes up to Eleven…”
As I said in an earlier post, this will be my last TV for now.
Time to return to consoles and such. I think I’ll do the last couple of handhelds.