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The early ones with valves probably were the worst! I heard about someone's family getting one as a hand me down from a richer relative, but their Dad didn't like the smell of dust burning on the valves so as soon as they could afford...

Well, I don't miss the fact that faces were always green.

TV toast mmmmmm delicious :37:

The old Colour TV sets would burn through the electric, then even worse the Plasma TV, you could stand in front of those with bread on a toasting fork

Ditto :03:

Until the mid 1980s my family rented a set from Granada, which was replaced by a Philips set my Dad bought on credit.

As technology improved I remember buying a Casio mini colour TV with something like a two inch screen used it when I was at work during quiet periods on nightshift just showed how far things had progressed.

I recall the TV top antenna that would you stand there adjusting to picture perfect, but by the time you sat down the screen had turned to mush again

I collected 2-3 of these a few years ago when I was getting interested in old technology. I still have them but most are in storage at the moment.

I realised Brilliant post. Yes, yes and yes to the fires caused by valve tvs, chip pans and electric blankets. Veritable monkeys with machine guns. " what if we do this...BOOOOM" "Ahhhhh, that's a no then". :fp: :fp:

Like most folk around us members born in the 50's I do recall the same sets as mentioned as technology progressed, I believe most of the sets were rented, I do recall passing a shop in Bedford where they displayed some of the first...

To answer the original question, no, I don't miss the old TV sets. Now, for a lower price you can buy a set that will do much more.

Our first TV, ~1951, was a big square box with just a few knobs. Connected to an antenna on the roof. We lived in a rather narrow valley so picked up only one channel, WSYR out of Syracuse NY. The program selection was quite tame...

And had several big valves ;)

I always remember we rented a TV from a company called multi broadcast in the 70s and 80s . Big box back. 3 channels and you had to get up to change channels. Imagine doing that now !! .