KVN-49

KVN-49 or Kenigson, Varshavskiy, Nikolayevskiy Mk. 1949 was a black-and-white TV set released in 1949 and on the market in the USSR until 1960, with some minor modifications. It was the first TV set ever mass-produced in the USSR.

Specifications

Television tube - 18LK1B with round mirror, without an ion trap,
Ray focusing and deviation by a magnetic field, 3 coils
Image size - 105х140 mm
Aspect ratio - 4:3
Audio output - 1 W
Additional equipment - plastic magnifying lens filled with distilled water or glycerol
Power draw - 200 W, 216
Dimensions - 380х490х400 mm
Weight - 29 kg
Mods

"КВН-49-1" - 1948 - 1950
"КВН-49-А" - 1950 - 1952
"КВН-49-Б" - 1952 - 1955
"КВН-49-4" - 1953 - 1958
"КВН-49-М" - 1954 - 1955
"КВН-49-4 first release" - 1955 - 1959
"КВН-49-4 second release" - 1959 - 1960

In 1962 KVN-49 production was finally stopped, and the factory which made it, the ARZ factory, began to produce a different TV set called the Record.
Over its history, as many as 2.5 million KVNs were produced.

KVN-49

Specifications

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