I remember those days. Fewer channels but there might have been something worth watching. Now it just doesn’t matter. There’s nothing on, no matter how many channels you get.
My grandparents had a TV with a remote control for their TV in the 1950’s. It was connected by a wire. Eventually it was replaced with one without the wire but didn’t work very well. Both were huge, heavy, and clunky but if you misplaced the remote, you were in big trouble. And no, nothing of interest was on the TV.
Actually, when I was a kid, the choice was radio or go play outside. I was about five when I saw a box the size of a volkswagen with a screen the size of a dinner plate which showed static through which you could glimpse a picture often enough to keep the whole neighborhood glued to it for hours at a time.
My oldest kids are now in there mid forties. I’d say they were the last of the breed age wise, before remotes became the norm over the exception. So he would have most likely missed the era of manually dialed TVs.
Back in 1960, my father (an engineer) took apart a TV set and put the picture tube part in the hall closet and cut a hole in the bedroom wall so that he could see the picture, and put the receiver part on the nightstand and connected it to the picture tube part by a long wire. He could lay in bed and change the channel, adjust the volume and picture, etc. without having to get up.As for the living room TV, I (a future engineer) was the channel changer/picture tuner. No remote controls back in those days.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
those sure were the days
GROG Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I remember those days. Fewer channels but there might have been something worth watching. Now it just doesn’t matter. There’s nothing on, no matter how many channels you get.
Tigressy almost 5 years ago
Tony asked, about 9 hours ago
Netflix or Amazon?
Neither.
Knightman Premium Member almost 5 years ago
TV has gone to the dogs!!!
Stevefk almost 5 years ago
We had a set for awhile that you used to have to use pliers to change the channels, all 3 of them.
jamessveta almost 5 years ago
I was also the one who stood outside and turned the antenna.
Grutzi almost 5 years ago
My grandparents had a TV with a remote control for their TV in the 1950’s. It was connected by a wire. Eventually it was replaced with one without the wire but didn’t work very well. Both were huge, heavy, and clunky but if you misplaced the remote, you were in big trouble. And no, nothing of interest was on the TV.
Plods with ...™ almost 5 years ago
Me too. Thank goodness there were only 2 choices.
j.l.farmer almost 5 years ago
me too!
Diane Lee Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Actually, when I was a kid, the choice was radio or go play outside. I was about five when I saw a box the size of a volkswagen with a screen the size of a dinner plate which showed static through which you could glimpse a picture often enough to keep the whole neighborhood glued to it for hours at a time.
cuzinron47 almost 5 years ago
And the antenna.
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Those were the days when you could sit close to the TV. As long as you kept your head down, you were OK.
Malcome1 almost 5 years ago
My oldest kids are now in there mid forties. I’d say they were the last of the breed age wise, before remotes became the norm over the exception. So he would have most likely missed the era of manually dialed TVs.
Ricky Bennett almost 5 years ago
Back in 1960, my father (an engineer) took apart a TV set and put the picture tube part in the hall closet and cut a hole in the bedroom wall so that he could see the picture, and put the receiver part on the nightstand and connected it to the picture tube part by a long wire. He could lay in bed and change the channel, adjust the volume and picture, etc. without having to get up.As for the living room TV, I (a future engineer) was the channel changer/picture tuner. No remote controls back in those days.