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1930's rear projection TV in the UK still in service

terça-feira, 21 de julho de 2009 ·

1930's rear projection TV in the UK still in service

1936 UK TV

It’s really easy to forget how far we’ve come in the past 70 or so years, while at the same time how some things stay the same. This 12-inch CRT might be the oldest working TV in the UK and has even been modified so it could be connected to a modern day converter box to gain access to Freeview — no word if the owner is paid up on his TV license though. But what’s really interesting here is that it is a rear project TV with the main mirror being mounted on fold down lid to help it blend in with the home’s decor when not in use — and to think we thought the idea of finding ways to hide HDTVs was a new idea or something.

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1930’s rear projection TV in the UK still in service originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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