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{{Infobox/CRT
{{Infobox/CRT
|model = PVM-4300 <br> KX-43ED1[T]
|model = PVM-4300 <br> KX-45ED1 <br> KX-45ED1T
|image = PVM-4300.png
|image = PVM-4300.png
|manufacturer = Sony
|manufacturer = Sony
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Height: 925mm
Height: 925mm
|weight = 440lb, 15oz
|weight = 440lb, 15oz
|tvl = 450
|tvl = 560
|dot_pitch = ?
|dot_pitch = ?
|firmware =  
|firmware =  
|earliest =  
|earliest =  
|latest =  
|latest =  
|regions = NTSC, PAL, SECAM
|regions = NTSC
|240p/480i = Yes
|240p/480i = Yes
|480p = No
|480p = Yes
|720p = No
|720p = No
|1080i = No
|1080i = No
|1080p = No
|1080p = No
|vsync = 50/60hz
|vsync = 60Hz
|widescreen = No
|widescreen = No
|rf = ?
|rf = ?
|composite = 3
|composite = 3
|s-video = 3
|s-video = 3
|component = 2x RGBHV/YPbPr
|component = PVM-4300: <br> 1x RGBHV/RGBS/RGsB BNC (15kHz), <br> 1x RGBHV/RGBS/RGsB BNC (31kHz) <br> KX-45ED1: <br> 1x RGBS JP21 (15kHz), <br> 1x RGBHV/RGBS BNC (31kHz)
|sdi = 0
|sdi = 0
|hd-sdi = 0
|hd-sdi = 0
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|controller =
|controller =
|standard_boards =
|standard_boards =
|optional_boards =
|optional_boards =  
|operation_manual = [[:Media:PVM-4300 Operating Instructions.pdf|PVM-4300 Operation Manual]]
|operation_manual = [[:Media:PVM-4300 Operating Instructions.pdf|PVM-4300 Operation Manual]]
|service_manual =  
|service_manual =  
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|brochure = [[:Media:PVM-4300 Brochure.pdf|PVM-4300 Brochure]]
|brochure = [[:Media:PVM-4300 Brochure.pdf|PVM-4300 Brochure]]
}}
}}
PVM-4300, also known as the KX-45ED1 in Japan, is presumably the largest CRT tube ever produced. It was sold in 1991 for $40,000 (2,430,000 Yen) with a variant — the KX-45ED1T with a VT-X5R tuner built in — for ~$41,481 (2,520,000 Yen). It is assumed that it has the same internals as the KV-29ED1, aside from the tube. It has been rumored to have been the huge TV featured in the movie "Camp Nowhere".  
 
The Sony PVM-4300, also known as the KX-45ED1 in Japan, is presumably the largest CRT tube ever produced. Launched in 1989, the KX-45ED1 retailed at 2,430,000 Yen (roughly $17,500 at 1989 exchange rate). There was also a variant with a built-in VT-X5R tuner, KX-45ED1T, which retailed at 2,520,000 Yen (roughly $18,000 USD at 1989 exchange rate). The PVM-4300 was reported to have been sold for $40,000 USD in the United States in 1990. It is also rumored to have been the huge TV featured in the movie "Camp Nowhere", though this may have been a rear-projection TV.
 
It is an example of an "IDTV" (Improved Definition TV), which uses digital circuitry to deinterlace 480i NTSC video signals to 480p. This was meant to reduce eye-straining flicker and improve image clarity on large size screens. In Japan, Sony called this "Digital Frame Memory TV".
 
It includes two RGB inputs. The first one is for 15kHz (480i) signals. The second one is for 31kHz (480p) signals and bypasses the digital upconversion circuitry.
 
There was also a similar 29" model released in Japan, the KV-29ED1. However this model lacks a 31kHz RGB input.  


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==


A KX-45ED1 spotted in unknown restaurant in Japan:
A KX-45ED1 spotted in unknown restaurant in Japan:
[[File:PVM-4300 1.jpg]]
 
[[File:PVM-4300 1.jpg|300px]]


Image of unknown source:
Image of unknown source:
[[File:PVM-4300 2.jpeg]]
 
[[File:PVM-4300 2.jpeg|300px]]


French magazine "Joystick" Number 15, page 20 (April-1991) contains an article about the Sony KX-45ED1:
French magazine "Joystick" Number 15, page 20 (April-1991) contains an article about the Sony KX-45ED1:
[[File:PVM-4300 3.jpg]]


Picture of the KX-45ED1 next to Panasonic TH-4310P, unknown source:
[[File:PVM-4300 3.jpg|300px]]
[[File:PVM-4300 4.jpg]]
 
Picture of the KX-45ED1 next to Panasonic TH-43K1DP, unknown source:
 
[[File:PVM-4300 4.jpg|300px]]


Mention in European Semiconductor Application Markets Newsletter - Research Newsletter (1990):
Mention in European Semiconductor Application Markets Newsletter - Research Newsletter (1990):
[[File:PVM-4300 5.png]]
 
[[File:PVM-4300 5.png|300px]]


[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-03-06-9001190332-story.html Chicago Tribune news article - March 6th, 1990]
[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-03-06-9001190332-story.html Chicago Tribune news article - March 6th, 1990]


Full set diagram:
[https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1990/04/22/for-40000-tvs-picture-better-be-sharp/ Sun Sentinel news article - April 22, 1990]
[[File:PVM-4300 Diagram.pdf]]
 
[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1989/BC-1989-06-12.pdf Mention in Broadcasting Magazine, Page 49 - June 12th, 1989]
 
[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/90s/90/PE-1990-02.pdf Mention in Popular Electronics, Page 58 - February 1990]
 
[https://www.videokarma.org/archive/index.php/t-47971.html Discussion on a forum in 2005]
 
[[Media:PVM-4300 Diagram.pdf|Full set diagram]]

Latest revision as of 02:10, 14 February 2024

PVM-4300
KX-45ED1
KX-45ED1T
PVM-4300.png
Information
Manufacturer Sony
Type Professional
Size 43"
TV Lines 560
Dot Pitch ?
Regions NTSC
240p/480i Yes
480p Yes
720p No
1080i No
1080p No
Vsync 60Hz
Widescreen No
RF ?
Composite 3
S-Video 3
Component PVM-4300:
1x RGBHV/RGBS/RGsB BNC (15kHz),
1x RGBHV/RGBS/RGsB BNC (31kHz)
KX-45ED1:
1x RGBS JP21 (15kHz),
1x RGBHV/RGBS BNC (31kHz)
SDI 0
HD-SDI 0
HDMI 0
Audio Input 4x RCA, 1x terminal
Dimensions Width: 1050mm

Depth: 767mm

Height: 925mm
Weight 440lb, 15oz
Links
Chassis ?
Remote RM-778
Operation Manual PVM-4300 Operation Manual
Service Bulletins DP92-0080
Brochure PVM-4300 Brochure

The Sony PVM-4300, also known as the KX-45ED1 in Japan, is presumably the largest CRT tube ever produced. Launched in 1989, the KX-45ED1 retailed at 2,430,000 Yen (roughly $17,500 at 1989 exchange rate). There was also a variant with a built-in VT-X5R tuner, KX-45ED1T, which retailed at 2,520,000 Yen (roughly $18,000 USD at 1989 exchange rate). The PVM-4300 was reported to have been sold for $40,000 USD in the United States in 1990. It is also rumored to have been the huge TV featured in the movie "Camp Nowhere", though this may have been a rear-projection TV.

It is an example of an "IDTV" (Improved Definition TV), which uses digital circuitry to deinterlace 480i NTSC video signals to 480p. This was meant to reduce eye-straining flicker and improve image clarity on large size screens. In Japan, Sony called this "Digital Frame Memory TV".

It includes two RGB inputs. The first one is for 15kHz (480i) signals. The second one is for 31kHz (480p) signals and bypasses the digital upconversion circuitry.

There was also a similar 29" model released in Japan, the KV-29ED1. However this model lacks a 31kHz RGB input.

Gallery

A KX-45ED1 spotted in unknown restaurant in Japan:

PVM-4300 1.jpg

Image of unknown source:

PVM-4300 2.jpeg

French magazine "Joystick" Number 15, page 20 (April-1991) contains an article about the Sony KX-45ED1:

PVM-4300 3.jpg

Picture of the KX-45ED1 next to Panasonic TH-43K1DP, unknown source:

PVM-4300 4.jpg

Mention in European Semiconductor Application Markets Newsletter - Research Newsletter (1990):

PVM-4300 5.png

Chicago Tribune news article - March 6th, 1990

Sun Sentinel news article - April 22, 1990

Mention in Broadcasting Magazine, Page 49 - June 12th, 1989

Mention in Popular Electronics, Page 58 - February 1990

Discussion on a forum in 2005

Full set diagram

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