Flat Screen Pocket TV, 1983

The Sinclair TV80, also known as the Flat Screen Pocket TV or FTV1 was a commercial disappointment. The 15,000 sold failed to recoup the £4 million it cost to develop.

Like many of Sinclair's products it was technically advanced. Unlike earlier attempts at a portable television, the TV80 used a flat Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) with a side-mounted electron gun instead of a conventional CRT. The picture was made to appear larger by the use of a Fresnel lens.

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