Early color quality was not equal

[colortrakker]

I'm not an old-timer, but I am a geek about cameras when I watch old shows. In general:

CBS/Norelco - probably the best overall. CBS used proprietary stuff to enhance the hell out of the PC-60s and PC-70s they used at Television City. And boy did they use them - they weren't retired until 1984!

NBC/RCA - the TK44As used through the '70s and '80s weren't quite as sharp as the Norelcos and they were prone to fringes around objects - almost like a misconverged projection TV. Seemed to have a "filmier" look than Norelcos, especially in long shots. I liked that.

ABC - in LA they used Norelcos, and in NY they used GE cameras. ABC's Norelcos looked soft and smeary, and the GEs? Forget it.

Steve: What was NBC still using TK-41s for in the '70s?