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- United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961 -
- June 27, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961
- Zenith "Phonevision" Subscription Television Decoder Unit with Control Panel Open, 1958 -
- 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Zenith "Phonevision" Subscription Television Decoder Unit with Control Panel Open, 1958
- United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961 - Phonevision, the first subscription television system, allowed people to watch popular Hollywood films at home. To order a film, viewers called an operator, who would send a signal over the telephone and into a descrambling unit on top of the television. While a few extra steps were involved, Phonevision was similar to today's web-based "on-demand" streaming services.
- June 27, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961
Phonevision, the first subscription television system, allowed people to watch popular Hollywood films at home. To order a film, viewers called an operator, who would send a signal over the telephone and into a descrambling unit on top of the television. While a few extra steps were involved, Phonevision was similar to today's web-based "on-demand" streaming services.
- United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder, June 27, 1961 -
- June 27, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder, June 27, 1961
- Zenith "Phonevision" Subscription Television Decoder Unit with Control Panel Closed, 1958 -
- 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Zenith "Phonevision" Subscription Television Decoder Unit with Control Panel Closed, 1958
- Zenith Console Television Receiver with Phonevision, Model G2845, 1949 -
- 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Zenith Console Television Receiver with Phonevision, Model G2845, 1949