How did people watch 7" sets?

[M3-SRT8]

Originally Posted by Steve McVoy

Young people watch full length movies today on their tablets with 7 inch screens and on their 3 inch screen cellphones.

Yes.absolutely correct. I'm monitoring all this on a 7-inch tablet. Sitting 12 inches away from it.

When I restored my 7 inch National television, I said pretty close to it too on the kitchen table.

It does get tiresome, though. I can see how RCA Victor went immediately to a 10 inch minimum CRT size after the 621TS. Best way to combat the cheapies. Of course, they were in a position to do so.

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by M3-SRT8

When I restored my 7 inch National television, I said pretty close to it too on the kitchen table.

It does get tiresome, though.

That's a good segue into another question. Does anyone use a 7" set on a regular basis, or is it more of something that gets turned on for company to show what TV was like, and to keep the circuits fresh?

[compucat]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

That's a good segue into another question. Does anyone use a 7" set on a regular basis, or is it more of something that gets turned on for company to show what TV was like, and to keep the circuits fresh?

I use my 8" Motorola 9VT1 regularly. i have it hooked to a DTV converter and a Roku box so it is a set that is actually watched, not just for show. I have it in a 10' x 10' bedroom and it is big enough to watch from anywhere therein. I also think living rooms were a bit smaller in those days too. The limited amount of programming and the novelty factor probably made the small size not much of a bother. Round screens also appear to be larger than the same size rectangular. I also have an RCA 8" metal portable but the Motorola just seems bigger and easier to watch at a distance.