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[josephdaniel]

Hmmh
Anyone ever heard of a B&W set this old being used through the 80's?

[truetone36]

Originally Posted by josephdaniel

Hmmh
Anyone ever heard of a B&W set this old being used through the 80's?

My 6T84 was used from the time it was new ('51) right up till the switchover to digital in 2009.

[Tubejunke]

Originally Posted by josephdaniel

Hmmh
Anyone ever heard of a B&W set this old being used through the 80's?

I wouldn't say that it would be common by any means, but certainly not out of the question. One must consider that television (even with 10in.black and white picture) was considered a luxury as well as an investment from the late 40s through the 60s. We tend to forget as we stare at monolithic flat screens these days that the whole television concept was revolutionary not all that long ago.

On top of that an average set say in the mid 50s cost around $200. That was a lot of money then. I believe this is one reason why older folks would save an old floor model TV for many years after it had gone "on the fritz" as they would say, or perhaps they were lucky enough to upgrade to color and/or remote control.

I remember doing a short stint delivering furniture back around 1990 and I would rather often come into a home and a late 50s set would be in the living room and I saw many a color "roundie" that seems to be the rage these days still in regular use. I myself was using one of those at that time. For me it was a way to get a (then) decent size color TV for a cut throat price as they didn't have a lot of resale value.