"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:56:55 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>On 2014-04-12 12:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 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.

That's why we had children. :-)

Cheri