[78-L] Kinescopes (WAS Average Age)

[David Breneman]

--- On Tue, 11/16/10, Randy Watts <rew1014 at yahoo.com> wrote:


> Perhaps kinescopes retained a practical value in the days
> before videocassettes when reference copies were required. A
> 16mm print of a television show would have been easier, and
> more portable, to deal with than the same show on
> videotape.

They were frequently make for sponsors as airchecks to
prove their commercials were aired.  In the 70s, far
more businesses had 16mm projectors than had even 3/4"
U-Matic VTRs.