CED VideoDisc and Player Discussion

[cedmagic]

Technology writer John Chittock interviews RCA Vice President Richard Sonnenfeldt in 1979, including demonstrations of both old and new prototype CED VideoDisc players. This is the complete 36-minute session captured from the U-matic cassette recording of the interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQLuML-FmQ&t=840s

[SelectaVision420]

now that, was a good watch! once again i find myself wondering if any of this equipment has survived the dissolution of RCA
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(2)Sears 274 & 934(80150,10&11350), sft100, sgt250, sjt 090-400, vp550, VDR3000, VP2000 & 4000
complete '84 Dimensia Owner

[cedmagic]

Years ago I asked Richard Sonnenfeldt that very question, but he had none of the prototype players. He did have an SFT100 and small collection of discs, but it was a regular production player.

[The Sarnoff Collection]

We are loving this! You've probably seen from our membership etc. inquiries that we at the Sarnoff are developing a show about the Selectavision VideoDisc phenomenon and I would like to inquire if you have a list of/actual vintage videos on the development, introduction, significance of the product line. You can reach me, Brian Wallace, at wallaceb@tcnj.edu; thank you!
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Brian Wallace, curator
The David E. Sarnoff Collection
The College of New Jersey
wallaceb@tcnj.edu

[The Sarnoff Collection]

...also, we have an example of the SDT200 in the collection at the Sarnoff but have not been able to insert caddie-format discs because they seem too 'wide.' Are there different generations of caddied discs?
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Brian Wallace, curator
The David E. Sarnoff Collection
The College of New Jersey
wallaceb@tcnj.edu

[SelectaVision420]

i believe the SDT200 takes the prototype caddy that was used before the standard type we have now
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(2)Sears 274 & 934(80150,10&11350), sft100, sgt250, sjt 090-400, vp550, VDR3000, VP2000 & 4000
complete '84 Dimensia Owner

[ketonic_dude]

I was just wondering on the Facebook page if anyone had a SDT200, that's great to hear one exists. I have been in contact with Charles Kaplan who owns a EM-3 prototype player and metallicized discs. He attended the workshop one year. He also had some RCA notebooks belonging to his father. Amazing that any of this has survived over the years.