Do you remember black and white TV?
Poll - Total Votes: 133
Yes
I thought TV was always in colour
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bijouxbroussard · F
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
rinkydinkydoink · M
Justenjoyit · 61-69, M
bijouxbroussard · F
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
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Sidewinder · 36-40, M
@DeWayfarer A lot of those remote controls, or "clickers" as many of us called them are about the size of 4 or 5 present day cell phones stacked on top of each other.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@Crazywaterspring well my current cellphone definitely is a bit longer and wider why I said a bit bigger than a pack of cigarettes which is about ⅔rds of my current cell phone in both width and height. Thickness you're close.
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@Sidewinder My Dad used to call them converters.
Pfuzylogic · M
oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M
@JimboSaturn Yes i remember ,,, lol ,, we do the same now with commercials ,, you can really tell them apart ,,, lol
Really · 80-89, M
@oldercanuck1
i remember when TV was just a rumor; and my fiancée's parent's first set, (7 inch!) purchased for the queen's coronation. My kids were born in the 60s so yes, I was there. Good times but I think maybe the 70's were even better - very open & tolerant and the future was looking hopeful. Changed days!
i remember when TV was just a rumor; and my fiancée's parent's first set, (7 inch!) purchased for the queen's coronation. My kids were born in the 60s so yes, I was there. Good times but I think maybe the 70's were even better - very open & tolerant and the future was looking hopeful. Changed days!
oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M
@Really LOL you got me ,, our set was not much bigger i was three ,,, yes things have changer some for the good some for well lets wait and see ,,, but does not look good ,,,
DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
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supersnipe · 61-69, M
@OldMan70 Ha! There was only one channel all the way from 1936 to 1955, with a break for the war. Two hours or so a night to begin with, only within 30 miles of London. It was extended to the Midlands after the war, and a second channel arrived in 1955 - a bunch of people saw the opportunity to make a lot of money out of commercial TV, and did. A third channel (BBC2) arrived in 1964, with a remit to cover more minority interest programming. Channel 4 arrived in 1982...with cable and satellite just around the corner.
PhoenixPhail · M
oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M
@PhoenixPhail oh there are a few of us ,,,,, lol
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MougyWolf · 36-40, M
Yes, I was a child of the 80's-90's. We had a color tv, one, in the livingroom. But black and white tv's were still a thing cause they were cheap. The first TV i had in my own room was black and white, but I got a colored replacement about a year or two later for xmas.
dirge · M
for a good while I still had B&W when color was the default. it could weird me out when they would have something about 'the guy in the red sweater', or whatever; double so if I'd assumed the color to be blue or green or some other dark something. 'oh! ... that guy? the one in the bl... ooooooh.'
oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M
Tom610 · 61-69, M
I can remember when color TV was starting to become popular. All of us were always talking about friends who had color TV.
In September 1968, my parents took me to the Great Lakes Naval training center . I was 8, and my brother was graduating from Navy boot camp.
The day when we got home, the new color TV was in the living room, and my Grandfather had it all setup, and he was watching it. I was 8 years old, and I loved watching our new color TV
In September 1968, my parents took me to the Great Lakes Naval training center . I was 8, and my brother was graduating from Navy boot camp.
The day when we got home, the new color TV was in the living room, and my Grandfather had it all setup, and he was watching it. I was 8 years old, and I loved watching our new color TV
oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M
smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F
softspokenman · M
Tonyburr6684 · 56-60, M
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M
PhoenixPhail · M
@Strictmichael75 I enjoy watching black and white movies now.
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
@Strictmichael75 I know. Back in the 90's, I had one in my bedroom from the time I was 6 to the time I was 9.
Reflection2 · M
RuthW69 · 56-60, F
@Reflection2 @Reflection2 I know what you mean.
Barefooter25 · 46-50, M
Chattermanuk · 46-50, M
CheekyBadger · M
@Chattermanuk lol same here!
Strictdad1965 · 56-60, M
Mrjingleswilly · 51-55, M
Wallflow3r · 31-35, F
Havesomefun2 · 61-69, M
PhoenixPhail · M
@bob01 At first, we got only 3 channels; 4,5 and 9.
Some time later, they added channel 2.
Some time later, they added channel 2.
@PhoenixPhail we got 2,4,7,9 and 11
2 was CBS, 4 was NBC, 7 was ABC, 9 was like a pbs and 11 was for the yankees
2 was CBS, 4 was NBC, 7 was ABC, 9 was like a pbs and 11 was for the yankees
I remember b&w snow and test patterns.
oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M
@Melies we did live close to the border ,, lol
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
@oldercanuck1 I remember one of my High School teachers telling me about those kind of test patterns.
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
The first television set I had in my bedroom as a kid was a cheap strore brand 13" diagonal black and white television set. Then, a few years later, I upgraded to a 19" diagonal Toshiba Blackstripe color television set.
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