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March 22, 1954

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Headlines from March 22, 1954

TV Makers Differ Sharply On Color in 1954 or Later; COLOR TV DIVIDES RECEIVER MAKERS

By Jack Gould

J Gould repts disagreement over when color TV should be offered to pub splits set mfg indus; cites RCA plans for immediate start while most other cos favor delay because of sets high cost; some mfrs cancel orders for set parts; Brig Gen Sarnoff sees indus awaiting RCA lead; co may invest $30 million to push medium; confusion seen illus by secrecy about new color tube that uses 1 instead of 3 guns for 3 primary colors

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Historical Context for March 22, 1954

In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[โ€ ]