28 Feb
2012
28 Feb
'12
6:48 p.m.
On Tue, 28 Feb 2012, Jecel Assumpcao Jr. wrote:
My father started working at RCA in 1957 and tells me
that hybrid
receivers (with electronic horizontal circuits and mechanical vertical)
were still common at that time.
outside of museums??!?
1957??!?
I didn't buy my first NEW TV until 1961 (Philco 17" "portable", WITH
UHF!), so I don't have first hand knowledge of what was available in 1957,
but the barely working clunkers in Goodwill, etc. were not mechanical.
OTOH, some of the first REMOTE CONTROL TVs (a little later) had a motor to
TURN the channel selection knob!