tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post4286525240889173432..comments2024-03-28T11:38:44.676-05:00Comments on Phil Are Go!: Sylvania Scanner Color Slide Theater - HDMI, 1969 style.PhilAreGo@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719815455502184849noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-80145881648534265842023-04-02T21:21:35.962-05:002023-04-02T21:21:35.962-05:00We had one, it was the show piece of the neighborh...We had one, it was the show piece of the neighborhood Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-39283823059995713302019-03-14T13:35:05.402-05:002019-03-14T13:35:05.402-05:00FWIW, we had one and the scanning tube lasted a go...FWIW, we had one and the scanning tube lasted a good 10 years before failing. Dad would park us toddlers in front of the TV, load up the slides and a fresh cassette tape, and then talk to us while we watched the slides, recording our reactions. A wonderful time capsule!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-72548454051637261682017-02-13T13:44:24.952-06:002017-02-13T13:44:24.952-06:00I actually worked on a few of these critters in th...I actually worked on a few of these critters in the early 70's. A projection bulb would shine through the slide image and then there were several mirrors which acted not only as a reflector but also as a filter. Then the filtered light was picked up by a scanning tube and the appropriate analog data was sent to the color amplifier section for display on the CRT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-89780578420791279522015-11-28T01:01:43.685-06:002015-11-28T01:01:43.685-06:00Hey, cool! This must have been more solidly built ...Hey, cool! This must have been more solidly built than I thought. Sorry to doubt your dad's workmanship. My apologies! Thanks for the report, Anon! PhilAreGo@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719815455502184849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-3923625881862359172015-11-27T23:37:05.155-06:002015-11-27T23:37:05.155-06:00My father was one of the engineers who created and...My father was one of the engineers who created and earned several patents for the Sylvania Scanner. We had one, which worked perfectly until about 1990, when it was destroyed in a fire in my parents' barn. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-15037173078588965722011-03-10T17:59:25.745-06:002011-03-10T17:59:25.745-06:00So I'm trying to figure out how this works. Is...So I'm trying to figure out how this works. Is it a projector or just an input device like the 2600's adapter? It does seem suprisingly ambitious for that time frame. Interesting find!Dave Pryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186721201409654766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-47833397350985429272011-03-10T13:34:55.135-06:002011-03-10T13:34:55.135-06:00Now you too can bore the stink off your boring fri...Now you too can bore the stink off your boring friends and family with your boring vacation slides from boring locations such as Newark, New Jersey, West Des Moines, Iowa and Needles, California.<br /><br />Disclaimer: Simulated boring fishing picture shown. This is as good as it gets, folks. How'd you like to spend $3942 to show this idiot? And in the future, $3942 will be the GDP of Canada.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394207145264377410noreply@blogger.com