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 Willo  South coast - west of Brighton. 29 Dec 15 11.52pm |
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Yes I remember them well. No 'Remote controls' in those days. TVs used to be hired from 'DER' or 'Rediffusion' and when they went wrong they used to send out a TV engineer who used to twiddle with large dials and look at the 'Test Card'.And there were those indoor aerials which one used to have to move about to get the best picture.
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palace777  belfast 30 Dec 15 12.20am |
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We had a 9 inch McMillan telly. Remember watching the Lone Ranger on it.
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 Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 30 Dec 15 11.29am |
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My sister was half way across the Irish Sea before she realised a 12" Murphy was a television set.
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| silvertop Portishead 30 Dec 15 11.40am |
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Quote Willo at 29 Dec 2015 11.52pm
Yes I remember them well. No 'Remote controls' in those days. TVs used to be hired from 'DER' or 'Rediffusion' and when they went wrong they used to send out a TV engineer who used to twiddle with large dials and look at the 'Test Card'.And there were those indoor aerials which one used to have to move about to get the best picture.
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| Mr Palaceman 30 Dec 15 12.13pm |
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I have heard about these black and white picture boxes on the wireless. Not going to get one until they're more popular.
"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead" Stan Laurel |
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| alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 30 Dec 15 12.21pm |
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Quote spongebob at 29 Dec 2015 11.54am
I remember trying to watch "Pot Black" on a black & white TV. Great stuff.
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| Hoof Hearted 30 Dec 15 12.35pm | |
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Quote alaneagle1 at 30 Dec 2015 12.21pm
Quote spongebob at 29 Dec 2015 11.54am
I remember trying to watch "Pot Black" on a black & white TV. Great stuff.
According to the link below it was the pink and green
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| alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 30 Dec 15 2.05pm |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 30 Dec 2015 12.35pm
Quote alaneagle1 at 30 Dec 2015 12.21pm
Quote spongebob at 29 Dec 2015 11.54am
I remember trying to watch "Pot Black" on a black & white TV. Great stuff.
According to the link below it was the pink and green Chris I am colour blind.!!!!
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| becky over the moon 30 Dec 15 3.22pm |
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Because white showed up grey on black and white tv, when they showed the series Emergency Ward 10 all the sheets on the bed had to be bright blue to show up as brilliant white on the screen..... same with the doctors' 'white coats'. Many things got filmed in strange colours to give a decent contrast.
A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers |
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| dannyb1 Chichester 31 Dec 15 9.27am |
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Apparently there are 33 households still using B&W TV's in Croydon still.
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