What was the first color television?

Answer by  Nixie (70)

The first color TV was RCA´s Model CT-100. This TV became available for purchase in the spring of 1954, after RCA´s and CBS´ fierce battle to get the first color TV approved by the FCC.

Answer by  flhan (18)

RCA produced the first TV to actually work, several German patents were filed in the early 1900's but there design did not actually work. In 1953 the first color TV format was approve by the FCC and RCA started selling their TV's in 1954.

Answer by  texasjeff (99)

Introduced in 1954, the RCA CT-100 was the first mass-market color television produced in the United States. Although there were earlier mechanical and electronic efforts, none resulted in a viable commercial product. The 1950's-era color sets were extremely expensive (around $6,500 in 2010 dollars) and sold poorly.

Answer by  JBW (243)

John Logie Baird developed the first electromechanical television in 1928 using scanning discs at the transmitting and receiving ends with three spirals of apertures, one for each primary color. RCA developed the first all electronic color TV with no moving parts in 1947. In 1954 RCA started producing color tv's meeting FCC's standards.

Answer by  hblack (16)

RCA was the first company to make a color television in 1946- 1950. RCA Victor color televisions was the first televisions to be put on the market in 1953. Many people didnt not enjoy the color television till the 1960's when the price of the television sets dropped to an affordable price for middle class americans

Answer by  goldsmith (6)

RCA did make the first color TV in the early 1950s, but the patent and technology was actually started in the 1920s by Russian inventor, Vladimir Zworykin. The first color broadcast in the US was in December 1953 and consumers were able to buy their first color TVs in 1954.

Answer by  Bob8478 (1040)

A german company (Zworykin) produced the first color tv. This tv was not very succuessful although it boasted the first actualy design of a color television. Other companies soon followed suit. RCA was the leader in the American industry, leading and setting the standards in color television. Soon, the craze led to more and more companies producing them.

Answer by  JuliaJolie (415)

RCA first introduced the color tv set as we know it today, and debuted it in 1947. The first mechanical color transmission was achieved by John Logie Baird in 1928.