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Originally Posted by Sandy G
Well, lessee here...Do you want to go thru the CBS' field sequential system, which was developed to some extent by Peter Goldmark ? It was actually adopted by the FCC, but ultimately proved unworkable, & in any case, was incompatible w/monochrome TV...Or the RCA system which was ultimately approved ?
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If the RCA color system had been incompatible with monochrome, it would have been far more successful much earlier in the game. As it was, it took from 1954 until about 1970 or so for color television to catch on. Why? Because everybody with a B&W set could watch what a few other people were watching in color. That the RCA system was compatible is why people stayed away in droves instead of rushing out to buy a new color set. "We can still watch TV, so why get a big expensive set now? We can wait until they get better and the price comes waaaaay down." I think David Sarnoff's ego
got in the way of good business management.