Why Did NBC Use Trinitrons?

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Originally Posted by J Ballard

The Trinitrons exhibited higher luminace output w/o mask distortion, so were good on-set monitors in non critical areas. But the audience monitors suspended from the lighting grid were definitely RCA consumer sets with a composite input.

When Sarnoff was alive, there was much more adherence to the use of RCA made equipment at NBC, but as the Broadcast Equipment division waned, NBC enjoyed a little more freedom in buying non-RCA equipment.

Back in the 80's I worked for the RCA Labs in Princeton, and we had a few Sony monitors we used in our lecture halls. Though the Sony logo was covered over with "World Video" stickers.