Sony watchman

Second Generation Watchman

But the very first? That memory remains crystal clear. Long before sizable LCD panels were available as an affordable consumer technology, televisions relied on a technology called cathode ray tubes where electrons were fired at screens covered in reactive phosphor dots that glowed in response, creating individual pixels. The larger the screen was, the deeper and beefier the entire TV was. Instead of making a beeline for the toy department as most year-olds would, I dragged my parents to the electronics kiosk, where, sitting in a glass display case, was the object of my affection. The purchase completely wiped out what little savings I had, but the investment was completely worth it, because from that day on, long car rides were no longer a chore. Thinking back it was probably my parents who graciously kept my battery-hungry Watchman fed with fresh sets of four AAs what kid likes to buy batteries?

Sony watchman

Today we return to the extravagant world of s handheld TVs. They both still work, though the FDA seems to have a loose connection somewhere and sometimes will not turn on after you pull the antenna out. As you can see, they are both black and white sets. Take a look at these Panasonic Travelvision handheld TVs and you can see the ergonomic issue this creates. The shape you get from putting a tiny conventional CRT into a handheld TV ends up with the screen on the short end of a long case. Holding that up to your face is very unnatural. If you really wanted to hold it up to your face you would have to hold it like a telescope. The ingenious CRT that these Watchman units use solves this problem. Their CRTs have a window built into the top of the wide end of the tube and the electron gun fires at a curved surface of phosphors located under the window. So, the electron gun ends up firing perpendicular to the viewers eyes onto the curved white area with the phosphors. While this does not do great things for the geometry of the resulting image it does mean that you can hold the Watchman in a much ore natural way as you would a portable radio or a Game Boy with your hands down near the Watchman logo and the screen facing your eyes.

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The Sony Watchman is a line of portable pocket televisions trademarked and produced by Sony. The line was introduced in [1] and discontinued in Its name came from a portmanteau formed of "Watch" watching television and "man" from Sony's Walkman personal cassette audio players. There were more than 65 models of the Watchman made before its discontinuation. As the models progressed, display size increased and new features were added. Due to the switch to digital broadcasting , most models of the Sony Watchman can no longer be used to receive live television broadcasts, without the use of a digital converter box. The device was sold in Japan with a price of 54, yen. Roughly two years later, in , the device was introduced to Europe and North America. Sony manufactured more than 65 models of the Watchman before its discontinuation in

Sony watchman

The Sony Watchman is a line of portable pocket televisions trademarked and produced by Sony. The line was introduced in [1] and discontinued in Its name came from a portmanteau formed of "Watch" watching television and "man" from Sony's Walkman personal cassette audio players. There were more than 65 models of the Watchman made before its discontinuation. As the models progressed, display size increased and new features were added. Due to the switch to digital broadcasting , most models of the Sony Watchman can no longer be used to receive live television broadcasts, without the use of a digital converter box.

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Masaru Ibuka Akio Morita. Love all the nostalgia of the Watchmen. Clearly this is from the era people remember when Sony was doing amazing things miniaturizing electronics. One of the last Watchmen was the FDL introduced in , which featured an ergonomic body which made it easier to hold, and introduced Sony's Straptenna , where the wrist strap served as the antenna. But the very first? The screen was just a few inches in size, the image was only black and white and always a bit soft, and like most TVs at the time not connected to cable, it was completely dependent on over-the-air broadcasts to keep me entertained. Post by jimmc » Jul Wed 09, am. As the models progressed, display size increased and new features were added. The Future Is Here. Privacy Terms. Other than an earphone jack, just about the only feature that the FDA has is a switch that allows you to save the batteries by only listening to TV sound.

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Model FD-3 1. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sony Watchman. Some boomboxes were huge for parties and special events, Others were very compact for personal enjoyment. Post by fifties » Jul Wed 09, pm. Post by jimmc » Jul Wed 23, am. As you can see, they are both black and white sets. I feed this into my antenna system. Upon the release of further models after the FD, the display size increased, and new features were introduced. Moderators: Mr. Email Required Name Required Website.