Television

Television is one of the most evolving media technologies out there.  Todays television far exceeds the capabilities and the imagination of it’s inventor, Philo T Farnsworth.  Once used as a video-radio, the television has evolved from black and white pictures of people standing in front of a microphone, to three dimensional, High Definition digital content delivered over the air, via satellite, and even from the internet to your TV.  Using a line from an older TV ad, “You’ve come a long way, baby!”

One of the first advances that came about was the transition from black and white to color television.  According to Rosenberg (2010), it was   June 25, 1951 when CBS first aired a color television program.  It took some time before homes were infused with color TV’s, but it wasn’t the last of advancement in TV.

            As time moved on, Black screens, and later the advent of plasma screens changed television.  That didn’t even stop the inclusion of new technology.  LCD, LED, 3 Dimensional Television later joined the roundup. 

            We have not only improved the picture associated with television, but also the sound.  Whether speaking of the early, 2 channel sound we gained with stereo TV in the 70’s or even Dolby surround sound of today’s models, the experience of television hasn’t only increased our Audio and Video experience, either.

            Content delivery has also evolved.  Cable Television has met a match with satellite delivery, and even high-definition, 3 dimensional television experience of to-the-home Fiber-Optic television.

Color TV First Introduced, About.Com (2010).  Retrieved February 21, 2011 from    http://history1900s.about.com/b/2010/11/10/color-tv-first-introduced.htm