Phonevisionn.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊnˌvɪʒn/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊnˌvɪʒ(ə)n/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: phone v., phone n.², vision n.

Etymology: < either phone v. or phone n.² + vision n., after television n.

Now historical.

A kind of pay-as-you-view television system in which a scrambled television signal could be unscrambled by telephone request.A proprietary name in the United States.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > types of television system

radiovision1924

colour television1927

phonovision1927

Scophony1932

stratovision1945

subscription television1945

Phonevision1947

pay television1950

subscription TV1950

telemeter1951

Web TV1952

pay TV1954

toll television1956

digital television1957

slot television1958

digital TV1959

satellite television1961

satellite TV1961

cable television1965

satellite1982

1947 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 3 July 5/4 E. F. McDonald, Jr., Zenith president, predicted the ‘phone-vision’ system would be ready to put in operation in about six months.

1950 N.Y. Times 10 Feb. 42/3 The Zenith plan involves the use of so-called ‘phonevision’. By this method, special programs are televised in scrambled form so they cannot be picked up on any ordinary receiver.

1978 CATV Market (Frost & Sullivan, Inc.) iv. 65 This Phonevision service was offered under a special permit from the F.C.C.

2000 Jrnl. Broadcasting & Electronic Media (Nexis) 22 Feb. 4 Phonevision failed to succeed in the marketplace in spite of the persistent efforts of Zenith and its partners.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phonevision
释义	Phonevisionn. Brit. /ˈfəʊnˌvɪʒn/, U.S. /ˈfoʊnˌvɪʒ(ə)n/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: phone v., phone n.², vision n. Etymology: < either phone v. or phone n.² + vision n., after television n. Now historical. A kind of pay-as-you-view television system in which a scrambled television signal could be unscrambled by telephone request.A proprietary name in the United States. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > types of television system radiovision1924 colour television1927 phonovision1927 Scophony1932 stratovision1945 subscription television1945 Phonevision1947 pay television1950 subscription TV1950 telemeter1951 Web TV1952 pay TV1954 toll television1956 digital television1957 slot television1958 digital TV1959 satellite television1961 satellite TV1961 cable television1965 satellite1982 1947 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 3 July 5/4 E. F. McDonald, Jr., Zenith president, predicted the ‘phone-vision’ system would be ready to put in operation in about six months. 1950 N.Y. Times 10 Feb. 42/3 The Zenith plan involves the use of so-called ‘phonevision’. By this method, special programs are televised in scrambled form so they cannot be picked up on any ordinary receiver. 1978 CATV Market (Frost & Sullivan, Inc.) iv. 65 This Phonevision service was offered under a special permit from the F.C.C. 2000 Jrnl. Broadcasting & Electronic Media (Nexis) 22 Feb. 4 Phonevision failed to succeed in the marketplace in spite of the persistent efforts of Zenith and its partners. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1947
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