AT&T President Walter Gifford talks with Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover on April 27, 1927, in the first public display of television.

Source: AT&T

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A model advertises a 1928 General Electric "Octagon" 4-inch television.

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The 1929 Semivisor, by Rene Barthelemy, looks like a cross between a camera and an old-fashioned telephone.

Source: Musee des Arts et Metiers

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A magnifying lens was used on this "vision only" 1936 Emyvisor Cathode Ray Television, from France, to increase the size of the picture to about 8 inches.

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This 1948 Zenith Color TV used a spinning red-blue-green filter in front of a CRT to reproduce colors seen by the camera lens.

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This 1950 16-inch black-and-white model by Zenith was code-named Lincoln.

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Zenith's 1955 "Flash-matic" remote control. Bright sunlight tended to change channels randomly.

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One could tilt-adjust the black-and-white picture tube of the 1957 "Teleavia," from France.

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Sony debuted its first television for the U.S market in 1961.

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Panasonic launched its TR-005 "Flying Saucer" in 1971.

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This heavy 1981 Zenith doubled as fancy living-room furniture.

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Samsung says this 82-inch panel, which debuted in Seoul on March 6, 2005, is the world's largest full high-definition LCD television screen.

Source: Samsung

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