Sony and Panny to collaborate over OLED panels

On 6/26/2012 6:49 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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In the early days of colour TV, it was common for Dutch people and
probably others to position the TV facing the window so that it could
be seen from outside. It was left switched on so that passers by could
appreciate the TV and the wealth of the occupants. A Dutch friend used
to walk along his street using his own Philips colour TV controller to
either switch the TVs off or to turn up the sound to maximum.

Except that early colour TVs didn't have remote controls.

I built a HeathKit colour TV in the early 60s - it had a remote control.

On 6/26/2012 9:20 AM, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:50:52 -0400, S Viemeister
wrote:

On 6/26/2012 6:49 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In ,
wrote:
In the early days of colour TV, it was common for Dutch people and
probably others to position the TV facing the window so that it could
be seen from outside. It was left switched on so that passers by could
appreciate the TV and the wealth of the occupants. A Dutch friend used
to walk along his street using his own Philips colour TV controller to
either switch the TVs off or to turn up the sound to maximum.

Except that early colour TVs didn't have remote controls.

I built a HeathKit colour TV in the early 60s - it had a remote control.

I am very impressed :-)

preen

I did a very good job, if I say so myself! I grew up doing that sort of
stuff - Dad was a scientist and inventor, and Mum was pretty good with
electronics, too.

Did it have unstable colours like most US TVs I saw in the mid 1960s?

It was better than most sets I saw back then.

I've been racking my brains/memory trying to remember a colour TV
that didn't have a remote controller. All the ones I have had did, but
I started late with colour TVs.

The HeathKit remote was quite unlike modern ones, its signal(not
infrared) worked little motors which turned the dials on the TV.

On 6/26/2012 11:52 AM, Martin wrote:
wrote:

The HeathKit remote was quite unlike modern ones, its signal(not
infrared) worked little motors which turned the dials on the TV.

with a physical mechanical link? I saw that sort described in the web.

It was wireless, and didn't require line-of-sight - it may have been
radio controlled, but I don't remember for sure - it was a _long_ time
ago! The manual may be in one of the old boxes in the loft.

Dad made a wired remote-control mute back in the 50s.

On 26/06/2012 14:20, Martin wrote:
I've been racking my brains/memory trying to remember a colour TV
that didn't have a remote controller. All the ones I have had did, but
I started late with colour TVs.


We had a Grundig one, ca 1985, with no remote. (Hitachi tube, maybe
more of the insides than that)

Andy

On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:52:50 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

Have you heard the track Franks 2000 inch TV by Weird al? I have it some
place, but its bound to be on the web somewhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBF5bewa0ts

"Martin" wrote in message
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I've been racking my brains/memory trying to remember a colour TV
that didn't have a remote controller. All the ones I have had did, but
I started late with colour TVs.

My first colour TV was an 18" Sony that I bought in 1978 for £320 and lasted
until 1998. It didn't have a remote control and I didn't miss the lack.
Remotes only really became essential with teletext (which was also available
at the time but cost extra) and VCRs.

--
Max Demian

"S Viemeister" wrote in message
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On 6/26/2012 11:52 AM, Martin wrote:
wrote:

The HeathKit remote was quite unlike modern ones, its signal(not
infrared) worked little motors which turned the dials on the TV.

with a physical mechanical link? I saw that sort described in the web.

It was wireless, and didn't require line-of-sight - it may have been radio
controlled, but I don't remember for sure - it was a _long_ time ago! The
manual may be in one of the old boxes in the loft.

Dad made a wired remote-control mute back in the 50s.

I ran a length of twisted flex terminated by a pendant switch from the TV to
my bed so I could switch it off without getting out of bed, so that's a kind
of remote control I suppose.

--
Max Demian

In article ,
S Viemeister wrote:
On 6/26/2012 11:52 AM, Martin wrote:
wrote:

The HeathKit remote was quite unlike modern ones, its signal(not
infrared) worked little motors which turned the dials on the TV.

with a physical mechanical link? I saw that sort described in the web.

It was wireless, and didn't require line-of-sight - it may have been
radio controlled, but I don't remember for sure - it was a _long_ time
ago! The manual may be in one of the old boxes in the loft.


The early remote controls were "ultrasonic".

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From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18

On 26/06/2012 21:37, charles wrote:
In ,
S wrote:
On 6/26/2012 11:52 AM, Martin wrote:
wrote:
The HeathKit remote was quite unlike modern ones, its signal(not
infrared) worked little motors which turned the dials on the TV.
with a physical mechanical link? I saw that sort described in the web.
It was wireless, and didn't require line-of-sight - it may have been
radio controlled, but I don't remember for sure - it was a _long_ time
ago! The manual may be in one of the old boxes in the loft.

The early remote controls were "ultrasonic".

They did not work through glass

On 26/06/2012 21:37, charles wrote:
In article ,
S Viemeister wrote:
On 6/26/2012 11:52 AM, Martin wrote:
wrote:

The HeathKit remote was quite unlike modern ones, its signal(not
infrared) worked little motors which turned the dials on the TV.

with a physical mechanical link? I saw that sort described in the web.

It was wireless, and didn't require line-of-sight - it may have been
radio controlled, but I don't remember for sure - it was a _long_ time
ago! The manual may be in one of the old boxes in the loft.


The early remote controls were "ultrasonic".



first remote tv i ever saw belonged to my grandmother.
it had 3 buttons - volume up and down and change channel - it would
cycle through them.
sticking the remote against my ear i could clearly hear the high pitched
sound issuing forth.

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Gareth.
That fly.... Is your magic wand.