The latest and greatest television technology was unveiled at the recent 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the eagerly-anticipated affair presented by the Consumer Technology Association. In case you missed the show, stay tuned for a few notable highlights.
Televisions have come a long way since Paris in 1909, the setting for the first demonstration of live transmission of still images by Georges Rignoux and A. Fournier who were able to transmit the letters of the alphabet via a crude Kerr cell receiver. Scientists and inventors around the world undertook efforts to improve upon this system, and in 1926, after years of effort, John Logie Baird is credited with the first demonstration of what would become television. In the intervening years, technology hasn’t stood still, as evidenced by the growing size of home TV sets and the complexity of their inner workings. Because the technology can be confusing, a brief overview may help provide a better appreciation of the products and systems introduced at this year’s CES….