General Information

Serial #

126 61 6107

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SYNTHETIC CASING, PARTS, POWER CORD; METAL CONTROLS & PARTS/.2-.3 METAL WIRING WITH SYNTHETIC COVERING & PARTS/.4 SYNTHETIC WITH METAL PARTS/.5 CARDBOARD BOX WITH SYNTHETIC FOAM PADDING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

43.0 cm

Width

39.0 cm

Height

14.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RCA

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Indiana

City

Indianapolis

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

EARLY 1980'S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF DEVICE WHICH USED BY CANADIANS FOR HOME VIEWING OF RENTED OR PURCHASED MOVIES, SIGNIFICANT NEW TREND OF PERIOD. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED BY PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CARLETON PLACE, ON; IT & MOVIES ON DISK WERE RENTED OUTTO LIBRARY USERS.

Function

ENTERTAINMENT/EDUCATIONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE USED TO PLAY BACK VIDEO & SOUND INFORMATION RECORDED ON CAPACITANCE VIDEO DISKS TO TELEVISION RECEIVER. THIS EXAMPLE WAS RENTED OUT BY PUBLIC LIBRARY TO USERS.

Technical

EMPLOYED VARIABLE CAPACITANCE PICK-UP TO TRACK GROOVES IN VIDEODISK. VIDEODISK TECHNOLOGY WAS INTENDED AS RIVAL TO VIDEOCASSETTE PLAYERS, BUT WAS COMMERCIAL FAILURE./ RCA SPENT APPROXIMATELY $580 MILLION DEVELOPING THIS TECHNOLOGY WHICH FAILED IN MARKETPLACE; IT WAS INTRODUCED AT SAME TIME THAT BOTH VHS & BETA VIDEOCASSETTE PLAYERS WERE NEW ON MARKET & PHILIPS LASERVISION WAS BEING INTRODUCED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PRINTING ON BACK READS "RCA CORPORATION SelectaVision VideoDisc/ 600 N Sherman Dr./ Indianapolis, Indiana 46201/ PRINTED IN U.S.A./ FCC ID: ANC9SJ000 RCA CORPORATION/ Volts 120 Hz 60 Watts 35" & "MODEL/MODELE: SFT 100 W"; PAPER LABEL ON BACK READS "SERIAL NO/No de SERIES FT 100 W 126 61 6107"; GREY & BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READS "RCA [NIPPER LOGO]/ SelectaVision/ VideoDisc Player" WITH GREY LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/.5 RED & WHITE LETTERING ON EACH SIDE READING "RCA [NIPPER LOGO]/ SelectaVision/ (CED) VideoDisc Player SFT 100"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 CASING HAS BROWN SIMULATED WOOD TOP, BLACK FRONT, GREY SIDES & BACK, WITH TECTURED BLACK PANEL IN TOP; PLATED & METALLIC CONTROLS & PARTS; BLACK CORD/.2 BLACK WITH METALLIC PARTS/.3 YELLOW WITH METALLIC PARTS/.4 WHITE? WITH BLACK BAND

Decoration

.1 SIMULATED WOOD GRAIN CASING TOP