who designed the sets..and how..

[jeyurkon]

Originally Posted by bgadow

You know, I have been helping sell inventory from my friend's shop and the other day he handed me a Telecaption adapter. Sure enough, on ebay I sold it. The buyer has a set with built-in captioning but they lost the OEM remote and can't turn it on/off. So, they decided this was the best way to go. I think he said they have DirectTV. BTW, I tested the unit by plugging it in between a converter box and my DuMont color set!

That's pretty cool! I'm glad you were able to sell it. You must have given them a really good price. Remotes for DirectTV receivers are easy to find as new/rebuilt/used.

John

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by eberts

I also remember... businesses were required to be closed on Sundays.

This concept is one of the more asinine things I have ever heard of.

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Back on topic:

I have always been in awe of the designers of electronic equipment such as TV sets. Even though devices today are far more complex, I bet it is easier to design something like a DVD player now, with most of the work done by specialized "system on a chip" components. Now, the designers of those, they are smart indeed.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV

This concept is one of the more asinine things I have ever heard of.

Think it's in the Ten Commandments: "Thou shalt not buy clothes or electronics on Sunday".

[roundscreen]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

Think it's in the Ten Commandments: "Thou shalt not buy clothes or electronics on Sunday".

[stromberg67]

I believe that the only thing that can't be bought on Sunday in CT are alcoholic
beverages, and they are working on that. I won't hold my breath, though. I'm only 6 miles from the nearest MASS outlet, if I need anything. Anyone live in a state with a similar prohibition?
Kevin

[marty59]

In Texas, you cannot buy bottled Liquor on Sundays either..and there used to be some pretty weird "blue laws" that were pretty much repealed in the early eighties.

[jeyurkon]

Originally Posted by stromberg67

I believe that the only thing that can't be bought on Sunday in CT are alcoholic
beverages, and they are working on that. I won't hold my breath, though. I'm only 6 miles from the nearest MASS outlet, if I need anything. Anyone live in a state with a similar prohibition?
Kevin

I don't know if Pennsylvania is still this way but you couldn't purchase alcoholic beverages on Sunday. To buy liquor period you had to go to a "State Store."

Ohio was easier.

John

[bgadow]

There was one county that still had the blue law when I was a kid, and their county seat had all the big stores and the shopping mall. I think only grocery stores could stay open. Personally I liked it better. I think there should be days when everyone can just sit home and relax. Now it's work, work, work...

I started the telecaption adapter under $5 and sold it for around $20. Good enough for me. It was the TV remote he had lost, which I'm guessing was tougher to find than one for the DirectTV.

[leadlike]

Pennsylvania is still that way-buy your liquor in a state-run liquor store, then go to an approved beer distributor for the rest. Weird hours means it takes some serious planning to drink in this state.

Although this could all be changing: the upscale grocery chain Wegman's and a single Sheetz gas station in Altoona have been selling beer since '07, with apparently only the occasional wrist slap as they seal up the coolers for a week and then go right back into business.

[NowhereMan 1966]

Originally Posted by jeyurkon

I don't know if Pennsylvania is still this way but you couldn't purchase alcoholic beverages on Sunday. To buy liquor period you had to go to a "State Store."

Ohio was easier.

John

Yeap, we are still that way, the only source for liquor is the State Store. My cousin form Florida was really floored at that since there and in most places, you can buy beer and liquor in the supermarket.

[andy]

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Off topic

[roundscreen]

Who designed the bezel and control panels on the vintage color and black and white set"s. Like the one in this picture.
Ed

[Robert Grant]

Originally Posted by eberts

There was no interest in color TV in the late 50's and early 60's because a color TV then cost about $600.
You could buy a brand new buick station wagon for that at that time..

With ignition damage, from the guy who just stole it?
By the time color TV came around, a station wagon from Buick (a mid-priced brand) would have set you back close to $2,000, if not over it.

Originally Posted by eberts

Brand new houses were $18,000.

TRUE.

Which helps explain how real estate prices could take such a huge crash in recent years

[AUdubon5425]

In 1960 the average new Buick wagon would have run around $4000.