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I saw a few All in The Family episodes where the tv quit, and they had to run to someone
else's house or to the bar to watch something. Or the fiddled with it, and while we can
relate to the problems, I think a lot of younger people would not be able to.
And that's it, people today are use to stuff that is more trouble free. Just think
about the pictures we have seen of tv repair shops with FLEETS of service vehicles,
most of which were out each day, all day.... I think sets needed service almost
yearly back then, and if it didn't you were lucky...
I think daily use was less, I don't think a tv was on in the room for company, or background
noise..... I do that when I work, but I don't think they saw the use back then. And I would bet
that people were mindful of the fact that after a number of hours it would need service.
And I think people took it serious, Like years ago people serviced their own cars, 3,000 miles, oil.
And they were fully aware of service needs of their machines. Not so much today. Today people
often put off regular service, and complain, even get mad at their stuff when it quits after being
neglected.