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How Analog Color TV Works: Early History and Shadow Masks

Technology Connections · Explainer · YouTube title: How Analog Color TV Works: The Beginnings
Why it's here

HN commenters recommend it as an especially good explanation of analog TV and CRT shadow masks.

What it covers

Technology Connections explains the early history of analog color television, from the 1954 start of modern color broadcasting, and how shadow masks work in CRTs. It is the first in a series on how analog color TV works.