Radio Paradise

If you were born in 1950, you grew up with a TV the size of your laptop screen. If you were born in 1970, you probably had a TV the size of a monitor. If you were born in 1990, you probably saw a TV this size at the local pizza joint. But If you were born in 2000 or later, you probably think this TV is basically of average size.

We say this not to make people feel old, but to point out how time and technology change everything. That cool, old, four foot tall radio is now replaced by an app that downloads podcasts into your phone. That giant oven with room for a turkey is replaced by a teeny box that cooks food from the inside out. And where does that room go? Why, it transfers over to the television, of course!

So quit stalling. One day the 48" HDTV is going to be the "I used to watch PBS on an old black and white TV using a coat hanger as an antenna." Enjoy it now, while it's still cutting edge.

DaveInSaoMiguel

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Location: No longer in a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA
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Posted: Aug 21, 2015 - 9:20am
Steve wrote: Cool, I spent 29 years of my life working for Motheroller....

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Location: West coast somewhere
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Posted: Aug 21, 2015 - 9:13am

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

"They go on the air soon!"

And look at those prices... what's that even translate to in today's dollars? You could get the latest and greatest big screen TV and not pay that much.

Well let's assume 1950:

$199 1950 dollars = $1,970.50 today.
$359 1950 dollars = $3,554.82 today.

Considering you can get a nice low end set for $100 and the high end 'realistic' consumer models are nearing $10K, it looks like the range is just broader. Cheap is cheaper and expensive really is much more so (you can spend over $100K for the big 4K curved screen whackjob models if you want to don't have family or common sense).

The average family income in 1950 was $3200. Wow.

Steve

Location: Around My Corner... and Up Yours
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Posted: Aug 21, 2015 - 8:24am
ScottFromWyoming wrote: "They go on the air soon!" And look at those prices... what's that even translate to in today's dollars? You could get the latest and greatest big screen TV and not pay that much. They were actually promoting the test patterns.

ScottFromWyoming

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Posted: Aug 21, 2015 - 8:19am
Steve wrote: "They go on the air soon!" And look at those prices... what's that even translate to in today's dollars? You could get the latest and greatest big screen TV and not pay that much.

Steve

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Posted: Aug 21, 2015 - 8:05am

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Posted: Feb 21, 2014 - 10:46am
1980?

Proclivities

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Posted: Nov 22, 2013 - 7:36am
Alexandra wrote: I loved these guys....."Linc" was in the movie "The Butler" recently. Whatever happened to "Pete" and "Julie?" I loved Pete...even as a 7 year old!. "Julie" was also in "Twin Peaks".

Alexandra

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Location: PNW
Gender: Female

Posted: Nov 20, 2013 - 6:37am
Coaxial wrote: "Julie" was married to Quincy Jones for years and this is their daughter.... Holy crap! I didn't know her mom was Julie! (I did know who her dad was, though...) And thanks, Jrzy I googled him last night. He's still so handsome.....

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Posted: Nov 20, 2013 - 6:04am
Alexandra wrote: I loved these guys....."Linc" was in the movie "The Butler" recently. Whatever happened to "Pete" and "Julie?" I loved Pete...even as a 7 year old!. Michael Cole is still around and still working as of 2010.

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Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas
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Posted: Nov 19, 2013 - 10:23pm
Alexandra wrote: I loved these guys....."Linc" was in the movie "The Butler" recently. Whatever happened to "Pete" and "Julie?" I loved Pete...even as a 7 year old!. "Julie" was married to Quincy Jones for years and this is their daughter....

Alexandra

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Location: PNW
Gender: Female

Posted: Nov 19, 2013 - 9:17pm
I loved these guys....."Linc" was in the movie "The Butler" recently. Whatever happened to "Pete" and "Julie?" I loved Pete...even as a 7 year old!.

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Location: Southern California
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Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 10:01am
Red_Dragon wrote: boo! I scare easily...lol

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Location: Southern California
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Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 10:01am
sirdroseph wrote: That's a classic. It is.......but still a lil scary

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Location: Paris of the Piedmont
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Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 10:00am
rmgman wrote: He was one of the Magnificent Seven! http://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0054047 He's great in that - I think that was before his gig on Man From Uncle.

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Location: North of the Pinelands in NJ
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Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 9:59am
Proclivities wrote: He made some films and was on a couple of popular BBC shows ("Hustle" was pretty good). He shows up on episodes of "Law & Order" sometimes. He was one of the Magnificent Seven! http://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0054047

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Location: Not here, I tell you wat
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Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 9:56am
pigtail wrote: Is that anything like William Shatner doing Lucy In The Sky? That's a classic.

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Location: Southern California
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Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 9:46am
BillJ wrote: You should hear him do the Batman Theme. Is that anything like William Shatner doing Lucy In The Sky?

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Location: Gilead

Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 9:29am
pigtail wrote: That's just scary boo!

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