This video shows how far TVs have come!
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Wow.. its really cool to see all those televisions from the past. I have never seen most of them. When I think of an old fashioned tv I just think of the big tvs with antennas and a dial but the ones in that video were goofy looking! The octogon tv?! We really have come a long way!
ReplyDeleteIt was intresting to see the evolution of this american favorite. It appears that the marketers first made the TV resemble the radio, I guess so folks would feel comfortable with it. They then made the TV look like a piece of furniture and finally they developed into what it truely is an entertainment device.
ReplyDeleteWell I'm not old enough to remember all of these televisions but I do remember that my Uncle Mike was the first person that I knew to own a color set. My father would make it a point to visit with my uncle on Thursday nights so that I could watch Batman in color. The original Batman was a very colorful show and I could never watch it in black and white again.
ReplyDeleteIt fascinating watching what was once a device you could barely see by today's standards and see it morph into today's High Definition I feel like I'm there models we have today. Kind of makes you wonder what's in store in the next ten years? Well if it's anything like the last ten...we in for one hell of a ride.
ReplyDeletewe're in for one hell of a ride...my bad..maybe I should spell check next time..lol
ReplyDeleteWOW is all i have to say to some of thos tv's wow. Seriously some of those were crazy. Like someone else comented when i think of old tv's i think of like the big ones boxed in wood cases, the ones with nobs and dials and big antenas but i never knew there were crazy looking ones like those first ones. Intresting post.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea TV's existed in the 1920s. One thing is I'm glad that TV's aren't as bulky as they once were. Some of them look like they were dressers and I can only Imagine what they weighed. Im happy with the flatscreen HDTVs of today - and I'm looking foward to whats to come in the near future. Maybe we will live to see TV as 3D holograms.
ReplyDeleteIt was really cool to see all of those types of TVs. When I was a kid my parents had a TV that had knobs on it and you had turn the knobs to change the channel. When they bought a TV with a remote I was In heaven, It was the coolest thing at that time. Look where we are now with TV, amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow, thankfully I'm fortunate enough to have a television mounted nicely against my room wall rather than having to look at some huge monstrosity.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for the future of televisions? "Plasma, and LCD televisions will soon be a thing of the past, imagine a television screen as thin as a piece of paper that weighs no more than a few ounces. Or, so flexible it could be worn around your wrist and is virtually indestructible."
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I have found to be hard to go out and get a new TV because of the advance in technology newer models, brands and versions. I never thought it would be this hard to purchase a TV. Plasma, LCD, HDTV etc. my goodness decisions and more decisions. I don’t believe my parents had such hard times trying to decide what TV to purchase. The last few years have seen a huge leap forward not only in size but in quality too.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning, televisions did not have to be stylish for people to buy them. At the time, it was a new craze going on. Ultimately, the appearance of the television only matters when it is not on. However, people enjoy stylish things. Designers understand this, so they try to make televisions look better. It could be argued that the next leap in technology is being held back because of this, but it is not likely. Consider that the designers do not also work on the physical aspects of the television. Granted, part of the budget goes to them, so less people are working.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for Hi Def. It would be impossible to ever fuly make the switch back. Ive left friends houses during Eagles games cause its not hi def!!!
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