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4 February 2024
Do you remember the first color TV on your block? If so, you’re not a youngster anymore! I recall my friend’s parents buying a color TV when we lived in Spring Valley, California. Naturally, I went over to witness the magic and was absolutely mesmerized. Not long after, we got our own color TV at home. Those early color TVs had roundish screens. I remember a commercial featuring a cartoon man singing, “Wow! I got color TV, RCA Victor color TV.” RCA no longer manufactures TVs, and I don’t think they’re still in business. If you come across a new product branded with RCA, it’s because someone else bought their trademark. Hmmm… that took an unexpected turn.
“Color television! Bah, I won’t believe it until I see it in black and white.” - Samuel Goldwyn
“Why does a pair of sunglasses cost more than a 25-inch color television?” - Ron White
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@[email protected] @[email protected] old boys collect them here and restore them (there was also an unusual 405 line standard in Britain for black and white TV using VHF frequencies (ceased in 1985 and now reallocated to digital audio broadcasting and fixed audio links for radio stations) - its a popular project amongst such hobbyists to build a small modulator and play old movies and TV shows or even YouTube to these sets…