On Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:56:55 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-04-12 12:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
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>> I know you remember when televisions used to be really expensive. They
>> were often huge heavy pieces of furniture.
>
>
>They are cheaper now than they were back in the 60s, and that is without
>factoring for inflation. You also needed to be technically minded to
>keep them running because they needed frequent tube replacements.

And very often you needed to call a TV repairman, who most times would
also sell you a new tuner... there was no remote back then... to
change channels you had to get up off your ass.