405 in Colour. Well, sort-of. - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Focus Diode · 13th Jun 2018, 11:24 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by rambo1152

Crown Court is certainly playing on the Ogdens GTVR branded Thorn 850 (or is it a 900).
As for what's on Mike's Cossor, I have no idea.

I think it's a 1400 or possibly a late 950? The same (or an identical model) set was seen in Annie Walker's living room close up in 1976. The Granada badge with the old style arrow logo could be clearly seen.

Would make sense for them to show "Crown Court" seeing that was a Granada production. Excellent drama. Apparently all episodes survive in the archives.

As for those colour filters did anyone actually use them?!

Brigham · 13th Jun 2018, 12:52 pm

Siegfried Farnon had a pre-war Rover (not P2) in 'All Creatures Great and Small", but that doesn't look like Robert Hardy to me.

peter_scott · 13th Jun 2018, 1:50 pm

I don't think I could tell the difference in that photo between Rovers leading up the war and those post war. I've never watched Crown Court but looking on YouTube it appears to be set in the 1970s and at that time Rovers as suggested were seldom used as every day transport. I would suggest that the setting is not much later than mid 1950s.

Peter

beery · 13th Jun 2018, 2:02 pm

Hi all,
Having seen adverts for these things in vintage copies of Practical Television, it is interesting to see what they looked like. I thought the colour tinting would be a bit stronger. I wonder how many were sold.

Obviously a load of rubbish though.

Cheers
Andy

red16v · 13th Jun 2018, 3:25 pm

There has been previous thread on these 'items'.

As I said in that thread, I bought one as an impressionable teenager and it was held in place by two pieces of thin cord at the top of each corner of the tinted screen with what I can only describe as insulated fishing hooks on the end of each cord which you hooked onto the back of the set so no sticky tape involved. In my case, the set had some ventilation holes at the top of the back of the set and attaching it was very easy.

It was otherwise just like the Odgens one, and just as 'effective'. I am pretty sure I bought it through an advert in Exchange and Mart magazine. After I week I decided it was pretty useless and got my money back - thankfully.

Who would have thought that a dozen or so years later I would be recording episodes of Crown Court on a quad VTR machine in central London as they were being transmitted by Granada around lunchtime. Enough thread drift from me!

AC/HL · 13th Jun 2018, 4:49 pm

The original thread: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=141400

ms660 · 13th Jun 2018, 4:49 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey405

A green shield stamp for anyone who can recognise what is playing on the Cossor TV.

The features might be easier to identify with the colour off.

Lawrence.

electronicskip · 13th Jun 2018, 6:04 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnBHanson

The original space invaders game used this technique

I had one of those cocktail table Space invader machines which had the coloured stripes stuck onto the glass panel covering the CRT.

Was actually very effective.

TonyDuell · 13th Jun 2018, 6:12 pm

I think the (interesting to me) Vectrex home video game system had coloured overlays for the CRT screen, a different one for each games cartridge.

This is not to be confused with the 3D/colour add-on for that machine.

Richard_FM · 13th Jun 2018, 6:15 pm

Speed Bug was another arcade game with a monochrome screen using coloured filters.

This was obvious when you crashed into something & the edge of it would turn yellow.

13th Jun 2018, 12:52 pm	#22
Brigham Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Co. Durham, UK. Posts: 1,117	Re: 405 in Colour. Well, sort-of. Siegfried Farnon had a pre-war Rover (not P2) in 'All Creatures Great and Small", but that doesn't look like Robert Hardy to me.

13th Jun 2018, 1:50 pm	#23
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,274	Re: 405 in Colour. Well, sort-of. I don't think I could tell the difference in that photo between Rovers leading up the war and those post war. I've never watched Crown Court but looking on YouTube it appears to be set in the 1970s and at that time Rovers as suggested were seldom used as every day transport. I would suggest that the setting is not much later than mid 1950s. Peter __________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterScott/videos

13th Jun 2018, 2:02 pm	#24
beery Heptode Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ware, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 988	Re: 405 in Colour. Well, sort-of. Hi all, Having seen adverts for these things in vintage copies of Practical Television, it is interesting to see what they looked like. I thought the colour tinting would be a bit stronger. I wonder how many were sold. Obviously a load of rubbish though. Cheers Andy __________________ www.youtube.com/user/andyvalve100

13th Jun 2018, 3:25 pm	#25
red16v Heptode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 638	Re: 405 in Colour. Well, sort-of. There has been previous thread on these 'items'. As I said in that thread, I bought one as an impressionable teenager and it was held in place by two pieces of thin cord at the top of each corner of the tinted screen with what I can only describe as insulated fishing hooks on the end of each cord which you hooked onto the back of the set so no sticky tape involved. In my case, the set had some ventilation holes at the top of the back of the set and attaching it was very easy. It was otherwise just like the Odgens one, and just as 'effective'. I am pretty sure I bought it through an advert in Exchange and Mart magazine. After I week I decided it was pretty useless and got my money back - thankfully. Who would have thought that a dozen or so years later I would be recording episodes of Crown Court on a quad VTR machine in central London as they were being transmitted by Granada around lunchtime. Enough thread drift from me!

13th Jun 2018, 4:49 pm	#26
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,642	Re: 405 in Colour. Well, sort-of. The original thread: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=141400

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TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,208	Re: 405 in Colour. Well, sort-of. I think the (interesting to me) Vectrex home video game system had coloured overlays for the CRT screen, a different one for each games cartridge. This is not to be confused with the 3D/colour add-on for that machine.

13th Jun 2018, 6:15 pm	#30
Richard_FM Nonode Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Stockport, Cheshire, UK. Posts: 2,002	Re: 405 in Colour. Well, sort-of. Speed Bug was another arcade game with a monochrome screen using coloured filters. This was obvious when you crashed into something & the edge of it would turn yellow.