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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

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By *rder66Man
over a year ago

Tatooine

I remember the tv with three channels and you could up the radio on it as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remember the well.

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By *uietlyKinkyUsCouple
over a year ago

midlands

Televisions no, I only occasionally came to England (to visit family) on holiday growing up. I remember Grandma had to use 50p pieces in a machine in the outhouse. Touching those odd coins was forbidden to everyone, except my brother & I

I know people that had Televisions a few years ago that they had to pay into, I think it was pound coins and some sort of over expensive payment scheme.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember having to do that to watch the TV in a B&B in Blackpool back in the 80's lol x

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

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We had one on holiday when our kids were little!!!

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By *acamanCouple
over a year ago

aberdeen

I had the pleasure of being in digs in Bolton with a pound meter on the TV however the land lady didn't account on the ingenuity of three squaddies and a length of 3 core cable

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

I don't remember that, but I do remember when the buttons for the channels were on the front of the TV, and how many times I had to get up and change the channel for my mum

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

I don't remember that, but I do remember when the buttons for the channels were on the front of the TV, and how many times I had to get up and change the channel for my mum

Do you remember the pain if you changed channels that were next to each other and the button popping out as you pushed one in smacked you in the knuckles?

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By *issToniLeicsTV/TS
over a year ago

Leicester

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

I think it was called redufison or something like that .big Gray box on side of tv silde 50p in slot then turn knob made a big clunk sound lol . Think someone came round every few weeks to empty it .

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By *issToniLeicsTV/TS
over a year ago

Leicester

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

Or it could have been radio rentals and that's how you paid for tv .

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

Or it could have been radio rentals and that's how you paid for tv ."

“Should have gone to radio rentals “

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By *en_Dover79Man
over a year ago

Oswaldtwistle

lads holiday to Tenerife 1999 we had one in the room.. one of the channels played hardcore porn after 9pm and we ran out of coin.. thank god the scouse girls next door had some spare change hahahaha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Had one from a rental company.

It ended up getting stolen in a burglary with about 200 quid in it

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By *eorge JetsonMan
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

We had one of these growing up.

Complete with 6 buttons on the front with 3 available channels (still no idea what the other 3 buttons were for)

and an indoor aerial that proper fucked us up when CH4 was launched.

AND!!!! And.....

We were the FIRST House on our road to have a video recorder!! Yes ladies and gentlemen, gaze in awe as I reveal our high class lifestyle that saw us (for a mere 3 pounds a week) be the proud rentalists of a VHS video recorder that also had no idea what the other 3 buttons on the coin rental TV was for cos no matter how hard he tried my dad couldn't record anything on CH4!

Oh for a revisit to the good old days!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

I don't remember that, but I do remember when the buttons for the channels were on the front of the TV, and how many times I had to get up and change the channel for my mum

Do you remember the pain if you changed channels that were next to each other and the button popping out as you pushed one in smacked you in the knuckles?

I do now lol.

I had forgotten

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By *ensualpleasures69Man
over a year ago

leeds

The Sharp videostar video (or was it Ferguson) recorder, no remote but it could record up to 7 days in advance!, piano style buttons to operate it. And it was a top loader.

I remember my Dad buying a colour tv for the Leeds/Chelsea cup final in 1970, cost a fortune!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Remember the remote controls that actually were linked to the tv with a wire?

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By *eorge JetsonMan
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

"The Sharp videostar video (or was it Ferguson) recorder, no remote but it could record up to 7 days in advance!, piano style buttons to operate it. And it was a top loader.

I remember my Dad buying a colour tv for the Leeds/Chelsea cup final in 1970, cost a fortune!! "

VHS2000 was ours.

Also Cassette style top loader with the tapes that you could turn over like a music cassette to record on both sides!!

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By *eorge JetsonMan
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

"Remember the remote controls that actually were linked to the tv with a wire? "

Bloody hell were weren't THAT high class.

Our remote control was me!!!

No point getting comfortable cos I spent most of my time at the side of the TV changing channels. (I mean seriously, how many times can you possibly go through 3 channels)!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Remember the remote controls that actually were linked to the tv with a wire?

Bloody hell were weren't THAT high class.

Our remote control was me!!!

No point getting comfortable cos I spent most of my time at the side of the TV changing channels. (I mean seriously, how many times can you possibly go through 3 channels)!!!

I didn’t say we had one.

We rented our telly. We had black and white until it was unrepairable.

Mum didn’t want to pay more but they talked her into a colour one by throwing in a video. I was just leaving school then. Left home soon after.

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By *eorge JetsonMan
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

"Remember the remote controls that actually were linked to the tv with a wire?

Bloody hell were weren't THAT high class.

Our remote control was me!!!

No point getting comfortable cos I spent most of my time at the side of the TV changing channels. (I mean seriously, how many times can you possibly go through 3 channels)!!!

I didn’t say we had one.

We rented our telly. We had black and white until it was unrepairable.

Mum didn’t want to pay more but they talked her into a colour one by throwing in a video. I was just leaving school then. Left home soon after. "

My dad was a big believer in rental "less money to pay if things go wrong" I think we rented the same TV for about 10 years without a single problem, probably paid about 1000 pounds or more in rent on it (1980s inflation accounted for)

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

I don't remember that, but I do remember when the buttons for the channels were on the front of the TV, and how many times I had to get up and change the channel for my mum

Do you remember the pain if you changed channels that were next to each other and the button popping out as you pushed one in smacked you in the knuckles?

I do now lol.

I had forgotten

So easy to tune though, just twist the individual corrugated long stemmed button.

I can hear it now.

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By *konCouple
over a year ago

cardiff

Redifusion etc. Hell yes . You’re very cute OP

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By *ecretlivesCouple
over a year ago

FABWatch HQ

I remember my grandparent being incredibly proud of their "colour" tv with a very early touch sensitive buttons, with a finger making circuit. Or (as they discovered) any fly wasp or bee attracted to the red bulb behind. "Crossroads" in summer would be punctuated by thwack of a rolled up newspaper every time the channel randomly changed. Insects would rather die than watch it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Redifusion etc. Hell yes . You’re very cute OP"

Fanks

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just realised I put this in the wrong forum. Oops. Sorry mods

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By *konCouple
over a year ago

cardiff

"Redifusion etc. Hell yes . You’re very cute OP

Fanks

Our pleasure , genuine observation , well meant x

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By *ev_1Couple
over a year ago

Bickliegh

Tele bank too done this DER TV rentals and black and white TV 3 channels no channel hopping then as no remotes you had to get off your ass to change a channel good times

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By *andare63Man
over a year ago

oldham

We always rented our tvs as kids.... I knew I'd made it when I moved in my first house and rented a colour TV for 26/month..... Big time Charlie

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By *ersey GirlCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

We had one when staying in Blackpool years ago. We were just watching it and it conked out. Didn't mention it to reception incase they thought we broke the tele. It was on the last day when we realised it took 50p's

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Do we remember the coin meters that wouldn’t take the new coins so you had to keep a supply of the old ones?

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By *ersey GirlCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Do we remember the coin meters that wouldn’t take the new coins so you had to keep a supply of the old ones? "

I do yes. I remember the meter man who used to come round and collect also

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By *lternative_guyMan
over a year ago

Belfast

I'm way to young to remember such a thing

Do remember having to twist them little knobs to change channels.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just realised I put this in the wrong forum. Oops. Sorry mods

Tut tut !! Spanking for you !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I missed out on the coin tv’s . I do remember my parents giving me my first tv . It was a black and white one with the turn button to tune it in . Finishing school , watching ghostbusters cartoon , while doing a headstand and 1 leg out the window to get the best reception.

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By *inathetartTV/TS
over a year ago

DERBY

yes when i first got married we had b/w tv with money box on the side, when changing channels etc had to thump top of tv as the horizontal hold used to fail plus we had to put coins in the electric meter also.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My nan had a pay phone in her house and growing up we had a box next to the phone to put coins in for using the phone...

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By *uliette500Woman
over a year ago

Hull

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

My grandparents had one in their house. It was a rented tv and that was how you payed for it.

Very early version of pay-per-view.

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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago

Beyond the shadows.

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

I used to work for a company did them round the Hull area back in 1999

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By *lym4realCouple
over a year ago

plymouth

Tele Bank and you used to be able to get stuff from them as well and a few found a way to get in to the box's !!

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By *lym4realCouple
over a year ago

plymouth

And was a bloody pain in the bottom if the money run out during a prog !! and normally near the end or a juicy bit xxx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I'm way to young to remember such a thing

Do remember having to twist them little knobs to change channels."

The round knob with a flat thing in the middle?

Twist the plate to fine tune. Turn the big knob and the plate spins round like mad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

We were poor so yes I do and so embarrassed when friends came round and the meter ran out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Let's play we were so poor we had to eat dirt

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Let's play we were so poor we had to eat dirt"

You could start a thread about that, perhaps

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Let's play we were so poor we had to eat dirt

You could start a thread about that, perhaps"

Nah...my threads go unnoticed lol

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By *uminsiderMKMan
over a year ago

St Austell

I remember growing up with one of those - reading a few of the replies brought back similar memories...

....feeding the coin into the slot, turning the knob and hearing the clunk...

....using a rotary control knob to select the channels - each had a preset number to turn it to...

....fine-tuning using the centre knob...

....and a couple of thin knobs to twiddle to adjust vertical and horizontal hold...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can still remember black and white tv .xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Let's play we were so poor we had to eat dirt"

There is no shame in being poor when you were a child as it was hardly the child’s fault was it eating dirt or not so let’s not play your game eh!!!

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By *mateur100Man
over a year ago

nr faversham

"Let's play we were so poor we had to eat dirt

You could start a thread about that, perhaps"

We were so poor we had to have children as a cheap alternative to Turkey at Xmas! (Thanks to Blackadder for the quote)

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By *ooo wet tight hornyWoman
over a year ago

lancashire

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

Yes and the gas and electric meters that had a coin box...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I remember growing up with one of those - reading a few of the replies brought back similar memories...

....feeding the coin into the slot, turning the knob and hearing the clunk...

....using a rotary control knob to select the channels - each had a preset number to turn it to...

....fine-tuning using the centre knob...

....and a couple of thin knobs to twiddle to adjust vertical and horizontal hold..."

Oh god yes, the vertical hold on a black and white portable tv I had was impossible to get quite right so the picture rolled very slowly.

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By *bsouthukMan
over a year ago

Lewes

And of course 425 and 625 lines - such different quality to the HD of today!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I remember a big green shadow on the screen of our first colour TV. The repairman had a pad he wiped across the screen that removed it. It was called degaussing if my memory serves.

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By *bsouthukMan
over a year ago

Lewes

"great service you get renting your colour set...….".- it's a generation thing lol.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I took a friend's member of staff home for working late. His family had the coin meter on the TV, which they owned, though the man still came to empty it every few weeks. He took a cut - it was their way of saving money up

. It was so sad to see

Though funny m, all the same

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember black and white tellys and putting sweet wrappers on the front to see what a colour tv would be like

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I remember black and white tellys and putting sweet wrappers on the front to see what a colour tv would be like "

Aw, bless.

Remember the school disco where the DJ had a flashing light cabinet? A big box with coloured bulbs behind a frosted front

And the four coloured bulbs in a row in a rectangular box. Groooovy

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By *uckslut and MCouple
over a year ago

Poole

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

Or it could have been radio rentals and that's how you paid for tv .

“Should have gone to radio rentals “

I worked for Radio rentals. It was our easyveiw section with the coin meters. You could have a washing machine with a meter. Single men could not have one. As they neber washed enough clothes a month to get enough "rent" in the meter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Takes me back years can remember my old mum having one ,and if you ran out off 50p pieces getting told to ask next door

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By *ynetaurusMan
over a year ago

Newcastle

I remember the old push buttons tv me my mate and his brother were all having a drink and sitting on the couch and my mate to his younger brother said hey young en pass me the remote so I looked at him puzzled ...then his brother reached behind the sofa and lifted a five foot bamboo cane and proceed to push the button in with it to turn over for the footie,I laugh every time I hear the word remote...silly I know but I laugh at everything. x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember an old radiogram with the dials on long wave, medium wave, short wave. I was born before ITV and we had a 405 VHF black and white TV with a dial to change from BBC to the new ITV. Telephone boxes using old pennies then threepenny bits and sixpences. Coin slot TV at a caravan site. Yes, I’m that old!!

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By *uminsiderMKMan
over a year ago

St Austell

""great service you get renting your colour set...….".- it's a generation thing lol."

That was Granada's slogan, as I recall...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember we had 50p meters for the TV, radio rentals if I remember rightly and also for the gas and electric.

When the man came to empty the boxes you got x amount back..

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

My father worked in the TV business when I was a kid so we always had one. Many of my school friends at the time didn't have a TV at all.

I always remember him fiddling about in the back of the thing when it wouldn't work and the boxes of "Mullard" valves he had in his work cupboard.

The one day he brought home a Philips 23" set that you could switch between 405 and 625 lines (remember them?) We thought we were kings of the street with that one.

My father died when I was still quite young and with no-one to do the repairs my mother switched to rental and we got our first colour set from DER.

I often wonder what my father would make of the TV's nowadays.

While he did see the early colour sets before he died the last one he actually watched was B&W with 3 channels.

A 4K smart 70" flat screen with hundreds of channels would seem like science fiction to him.

Oh! We never had one but I do remember the old coin box ones.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I remember black and white tellys and putting sweet wrappers on the front to see what a colour tv would be like

Aw, bless.

Remember the school disco where the DJ had a flashing light cabinet? A big box with coloured bulbs behind a frosted front

And the four coloured bulbs in a row in a rectangular box. Groooovy

I remember those too yes

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

I remember the image of a girl with an alice band, playing noughts and crosses with a rather terrifying toy clown

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

"I remember the image of a girl with an alice band, playing noughts and crosses with a rather terrifying toy clown

The "Test Card"

It used to be transmitted in the days before daytime TV so engineers would have something to tune into.

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By *ancboy100Man
over a year ago

bolton

"Televisions with a coin box on them to be able to use it? I do, from a holiday self catering when I was little.

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had one at my nans in the 90s lol

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By *ecretlivesCouple
over a year ago

FABWatch HQ

Alongside the tone at night to make people turn their tv's off!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Alongside the tone at night to make people turn their tv's off!"

And the white dot.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

The good old days before the ghost town?

We danced and sang as the music played in any boomtown.

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By *inkyCouple48Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Lol yes same on holiday. Never seemed to last long though viewing.

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Remember them well .

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By *nliveneTV/TS
over a year ago

Selby

I remember the television was in wood or some kind of material like laminated wood

, watching Dr Richard Kimble in the serie The Fugitive and The Elephant Man

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I remember the television was in wood or some kind of material like laminated wood

, watching Dr Richard Kimble in the serie The Fugitive and The Elephant Man "

And it was in a proper box a couple of feet deep.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember having to put 50p in the electric meter to get electric.

Wow showing my age now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had one, and used to go for days without TV when we ran out of money.

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By *anTouchThisCouple
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Do you remember the smell and the wait for the valves to warm up before getting a clear picture when you first turned on the TV?

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral

The epilougue about 11.30 I think then went dead till teatime the following day

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Do you remember the smell and the wait for the valves to warm up before getting a clear picture when you first turned on the TV?"

If you looked in through the vents in the back you could see the heaters in the valves glowing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm too young to remember most of this. I do remember TVs without remotes and I also remember only having 4 channels.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember having a decacolour television that had buttons to change channels and I had pushed them all in at once so my dad had to get someone out to fix it and all he done was put a pin in a hole to knock one button out and it costs my dad £70 I never heard the last of it

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