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Eugene Polley R.I.P.

One could argue that mandatory all-channel tuners made UHF television possible, but the electronic remote control made UHF television workable.
 
I remember the old ultrasonic remotes; my dad had a pricey Magnavox TV with an 8-button remote (power, volume, channel up, channel down, color level, tint). If you dropped coins or silverware on the floor, the channel would change.
 
I had a deprived childhood and grew up with a remote-less black and white TV in the 60s. :-[ But my grandmother had a 19 inch B&W TV with a remote as early as 1963 or so. My father got it for her because she was having a hard time getting around.

IIRC, it had 4 buttons - volume up and down, and channel up and down. My memory is that the rotary dial on the TV set would actually move clockwise or counterclockwise when you pressed one of the channel buttons.
 
Many remote controls are still alive. Many of us were the remote controls for our dad's. "Get up son and go change the channel." And when you did not move fast enough, you know what would happen.
 
dhett said:
One could argue that mandatory all-channel tuners made UHF television possible, but the electronic remote control made UHF television workable.
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Having lived with an 83 channel detent tuner where the two major UHF stations in the market
were on 22 and 53, I concur! :D
 
From the KSAZ Morning Show:

"In accordance with Mr. Polley's last wishes he will be buried between the couch cushions".
 
tlyle said:
Many remote controls are still alive. Many of us were the remote controls for our dad's. "Get up son and go change the channel." And when you did not move fast enough, you know what would happen.
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Amen! However, early on we didn't have much of a problem, as we could get only one reliable station, with a couple others in and out. Now, after he got a tall tower, a booster and an antenna rotator, the situation worsened. ;D
 
rnigma said:
I remember the old ultrasonic remotes; my dad had a pricey Magnavox TV with an 8-button remote (power, volume, channel up, channel down, color level, tint). If you dropped coins or silverware on the floor, the channel would change.
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My mother had a stationary bike she'd ride when she watched her soaps and the bike would change the channels on occasion.
 
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