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VITecNet@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

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In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

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VITecNet@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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John Logie Baird’s television was based around a spinning metal disk
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  • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    It still is.

    • mangaskahn@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Yep, DLP still uses a mechanical color wheel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_light_processing?wprov=sfla1

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        Much to the chagrin of those of us who can see and are bothered by the colour flicker.

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        Had a color wheel in a DLP TV explode on me. Fairly easy to replace but it was a pain to clean out all the glass.

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