[Lucky9teen]

Do you remember how long it took to warm up and for the picture to go full screen? And did you ever have to hit the top of it, to get it to on?

[Responsibility2nd]

A TV like that (post 12) usually has another TV on top of it.

As Jeff Foxworthy says.. “You might be a redneck if you have a working TV on top of a non-working TV.”

[Dr. Sivana]

Do you remember how long it took to warm up and for the picture to go full screen? And did you ever have to hit the top of it, to get it to on?

We never had the 27" Chromacolor, settling for the 23" Black & White console. As a youngster, I was always fascinated with the white dot on the screen when it was powered off. I do remember endless fiddling with the horizontal and vertical controls when pulling in the distant NYC stations. My dad used a device called a "trap" that was used to block the powerful New Haven channel 8 signal so that channel 9 (WOR) and the Mets could come in.

I spent a lot of time with the television for my entertainment in those days, but half the time was spent trying improve reception and pull in distant stations on summer evenings. Cable took all the fun out of TV.