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Originally Posted by Dan Starnes
Just the thrill of the new entertainment absolved all inconvenience of viewing hurdles.
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I think Dan pretty much hit the nail on the head.... As for the semi-circle
around the tv, just before the tv, was the radio, and pictures I have seen show
most listeners pulled up a chair and sat near the radio, even though those old sets
had amazing sound quality that easily filled a room, or two. I don't think back then
that people generally "needed" the picture for them to enjoy the show. They
were use to radio. I bet for a while, they didn't feel they were missing much
if the picture was too small, as in the 3" or 7" sets. I think the "picture" part was
a novelty, but it was still Burns & Allen, or who ever else they were now "watching"
instead of just listening to. And I bet they knew what they (B&A) looked
like anyway.... From other advertisements for the radio shows.