RETRO FIND: 1994 TVs are more modern than you’d think
TVs in 1994 were pretty fancy, with features like an attached VCR or the ability to watch 20 channels at once.
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Updated: 12:23 PM CST Feb 3, 2025
There's big news lately in television sets and small news and *** wide open future for narrow. You can't even call it *** TV anymore though. It's been crossbred with VCRs, cameras and computers and video game players and billboards. True, we still don't have high definition television, but we are ahead of the Japanese for *** change in developing that. And here is the harbinger. 9 by 16 is your buzzword, the height to width ratio of new screens that will soon contain HDTV. In the meantime, on 9 by 16, you can watch *** normal TV picture with *** little blank space at the edges or stretch it to fill the edges if you don't mind people gaining weight. Or keep track of 20 channels at once. One of the most amazing things about television is that last year something close to 24 million color television sets were sold in the United States. Now this is in *** market where virtually everyone already has *** television set. The driving force has been home video, except it's not called that anymore. The audio in home video is so much improved the field has been relabeled home theater with screens that look good even from closer than you can get in *** theater, laser disc players. Speakers that reproduce sound you can't even hear only feel.
RETRO FIND: 1994 TVs are more modern than you’d think
TVs in 1994 were pretty fancy, with features like an attached VCR or the ability to watch 20 channels at once.
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Updated: 12:23 PM CST Feb 3, 2025
By 1994, the average American household was more likely to have multiple TVs than none at all. As technology advanced, TVs became cheaper and more popular to own. Companies fiercely competed over who could create a better television.A reporter in 1994 explored what technological advancements were new in TV. Even though the typical television of the time was box-shaped and staticky, others were precursors to our modern standards. These TVs were widescreen or came with an attached VCR player. Some could even play 20 channels at once. Others were tiny enough to sit on a swivel.Did you own any of these TVs? Check out the video above to see what new TVs looked like in 1994.If you liked this video, check out some other archival technology finds below.
By 1994, the average American household was more likely to have multiple TVs than none at all. As technology advanced, TVs became cheaper and more popular to own. Companies fiercely competed over who could create a better television.
A reporter in 1994 explored what technological advancements were new in TV. Even though the typical television of the time was box-shaped and staticky, others were precursors to our modern standards. These TVs were widescreen or came with an attached VCR player. Some could even play 20 channels at once. Others were tiny enough to sit on a swivel.
Did you own any of these TVs? Check out the video above to see what new TVs looked like in 1994.
If you liked this video, check out some other archival technology finds below.
