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MVR VIDEODISC RECORDER. VDR-210CF TV Disc Recorder, Palo Alto, 1965, metal base with plexiglas cover protecting nickel cobalt-coated aluminum magnetic disc, image 1
MVR VIDEODISC RECORDER. VDR-210CF TV Disc Recorder, Palo Alto, 1965, metal base with plexiglas cover protecting nickel cobalt-coated aluminum magnetic disc, image 2
Lot 601W

MVR VIDEODISC RECORDER.
VDR-210CF TV Disc Recorder, Palo Alto, 1965, metal base with plexiglas cover protecting nickel cobalt-coated aluminum magnetic disc,

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5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
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MVR VIDEODISC RECORDER.

VDR-210CF TV Disc Recorder, Palo Alto, 1965, metal base with plexiglas cover protecting nickel cobalt-coated aluminum magnetic disc, front panel with buttons for record, play, freeze, reset, switch for "EE" and play, dial labeled "video," switch for input and servo, meter, on/off switch, remote connector; back panel with connectors for video in, video out (2), external sync, ac, field/frame switch.

"FREEZE ACTION"—THE INSTANT REPLAY IS INTRODUCED.
MVR, formerly Machtronics, was first to market with their VDR-210CF Videodisc recorder. CBS first used it in 1965 for sports replays. The device was able to record 20 seconds of black and white video as 600 single frames on a shiny magnetic disc. Ampex, where MVR founder Kurt Machein had worked as a lead engineer, were quick to follow with their own Videodisc recorder which they sold to ABC for their "Wide World of Sports."

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The image for this lot in the print catalog does not reflect the blue color of the front panel accurately; the image identified as lot 602 is the correct image for this lot.

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