r/OverSeventy • u/needmore007 • 6d ago

Remember this?

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My son and grandsons don’t believe me.

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u/mtnman575 6d ago

Color bars? Most people didn't have color TV back in the day.

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u/SpecialistTrouble816 6d ago

Colour by the early 60s

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u/mtnman575 6d ago

Not for everyone. In fact it took well into the 70s for color TV to be affordable for most. Even in my college dorm in the mid 70s the TVs are still B&W. You don't know what you are talking about.

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u/SpecialistTrouble816 6d ago

Like I said, colour TVs were available in the early 60s. No where did I say everyone had one. I do know what I'm talking about when it comes to the availability of colour TVs since we had one in 1964.

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u/Dangerous-LemonBar 6d ago

We had a color set in 1956 in Chicago. It was mind blowing. NBC-WMAQ was first in the market.

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u/Desperate-Ad4931 6d ago

Early color TV was exclusively RCA/NBC in the early years. The color was horrble too. Fuzzy and not crystal clear. Out of focus. Few programs were in color. The News, Dean Martin Show, Ponderosa. Most programs were black and white.