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TVFactFan · 01-03-2021, 02:16 AM

The guy who Jack and Chrissy was baby sitting for said their TV was out being repaired. If your TV was broken in 2020 you can just go to walmart and buy another the same day or next day. Guess TV's was that expensive during that time

opus · 01-03-2021, 02:31 AM

These are on sale at KMart for $577 till Dec.24 1977.

By the way, that’s equivalent to about $2500 today

https://www.saving.org/inflation/inf...=577&year=1977

TVFactFan · 01-03-2021, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by opus

These are on sale at KMart for $577 till Dec.24 1977.

By the way, that’s equivalent to about $2500 today

https://www.saving.org/inflation/inf...=577&year=1977

Good Find, now I have my answer. lol Thank you. No wonder he said he was getting it repaired

DJM77 · 01-03-2021, 02:56 PM

I remember our family getting our TV repaired when I was a kid and that was in the early 90s.

SitcomsHeydayfan · 01-04-2021, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

The guy who Jack and Chrissy was baby sitting for said their TV was out being repaired. If your TV was broken in 2020 you can just go to walmart and buy another the same day or next day. Guess TV's was that expensive during that time

LOL..that's why TV repairmen have basically gone extinct. I'm in the St.Louis which used to have dozens of TV repairmen.

When I had trouble with my 46" LG over a year ago I called a TV repairman & the manager said there's only about 2 left in this area! It also made no sense to pay $300 to $500 to repair it so I just bought a new one.

RetroGuy2000 · 01-04-2021, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by opus

These are on sale at KMart for $577 till Dec.24 1977.

By the way, that’s equivalent to about $2500 today

https://www.saving.org/inflation/inf...=577&year=1977

Ah, yes. The old, giant consoles! My grandparents had one which sat on the floor in the living room. That takes me back.

Actually, just seeing the Kmart logo at the bottom of the ad takes me back, too. My local Kmart closed two years ago, but I hadn't seriously shopped there since the 1990s; they hadn't updated anything since then.

1960'sTVfan · 01-04-2021, 09:12 AM

I have a stereo console TV in my living room, bought it about 20 years ago and it's still working. If that set ever conks out on me I don't know what I would do because I doubt I could find anyone to repair it and would probably have difficulty finding another stereo console set to replace it.

TVFactFan · 01-04-2021, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SitcomsHeydayfan

LOL..that's why TV repairmen have basically gone extinct. I'm in the St.Louis which used to have dozens of TV repairmen.

When I had trouble with my 46" LG over a year ago I called a TV repairman & the manager said there's only about 2 left in this area! It also made no sense to pay $300 to $500 to repair it so I just bought a new one.

I think Janet was lying anyway about the TV just to get them out of the house which ended up back firing since the guy wanted to make out

Bonniegirl · 01-04-2021, 02:01 PM

Yeah, it was before the days of people living on credit ! Nowadays even if you were broke, if your TV was broken it would be considered an emergency/ necessaty , even if you had to run up your credit card to get a new one same day or next day !

TVFactFan · 01-04-2021, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Yeah, it was before the days of people living on credit ! Nowadays even if you were broke, if your TV was broken it would be considered an emergency/ necessaty , even if you had to run up your credit card to get a new one same day or next day !

How come people didnt live on credit back then?

Mace Dolex · 01-05-2021, 11:52 PM

I guess we take things for granted, in my house in the 1980's we had up to four CRT TV's

- the main TV with wood cabinet paneling for the living room
- one for the kitchen
- one for my parents bedroom
- one in me and my brothers room

SitcomsHeydayfan · 01-09-2021, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

I guess we take things for granted, in my house in the 1980's we had up to four CRT TV's

- the main TV with wood cabinet paneling for the living room
- one for the kitchen
- one for my parents bedroom
- one in me and my brothers room

Same here except I didn't have a TV in my room!

biffbronson · 02-09-2021, 08:30 AM

We always had a console (floor-model) TV in the living room, RCA or Zenith. I remember the last one we had, a Zenith, the repair guy had to take part of the internal components to his shop, like a tray -- easier than taking the whole thing in, which wasn't necessary.

My uncle kept a radio on top, which he listened to during the day while the TV was off. My mom and grandmother watched daytime soaps on the small TV in the dining room, which was the one I watched sitcoms & game shows on when I wasn't in school.

TVFactFan · 02-09-2021, 11:08 AM

I would not have survived and couldnt live without a TV for days

01-03-2021, 02:16 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,008	Broken TV in 1977 vs a Broken TV in 2020 The guy who Jack and Chrissy was baby sitting for said their TV was out being repaired. If your TV was broken in 2020 you can just go to walmart and buy another the same day or next day. Guess TV's was that expensive during that time

01-03-2021, 02:56 PM	#4
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,559	I remember our family getting our TV repaired when I was a kid and that was in the early 90s.
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01-03-2021, 02:31 AM	#2
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,239	These are on sale at KMart for $577 till Dec.24 1977. By the way, that’s equivalent to about $2500 today https://www.saving.org/inflation/inf...=577&year=1977

01-04-2021, 09:12 AM	#7
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,072	I have a stereo console TV in my living room, bought it about 20 years ago and it's still working. If that set ever conks out on me I don't know what I would do because I doubt I could find anyone to repair it and would probably have difficulty finding another stereo console set to replace it.

01-04-2021, 02:01 PM	#9
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,562	Yeah, it was before the days of people living on credit ! Nowadays even if you were broke, if your TV was broken it would be considered an emergency/ necessaty , even if you had to run up your credit card to get a new one same day or next day !

01-05-2021, 11:52 PM	#11
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,666	I guess we take things for granted, in my house in the 1980's we had up to four CRT TV's - the main TV with wood cabinet paneling for the living room - one for the kitchen - one for my parents bedroom - one in me and my brothers room

02-09-2021, 08:30 AM	#13
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,369	We always had a console (floor-model) TV in the living room, RCA or Zenith. I remember the last one we had, a Zenith, the repair guy had to take part of the internal components to his shop, like a tray -- easier than taking the whole thing in, which wasn't necessary. My uncle kept a radio on top, which he listened to during the day while the TV was off. My mom and grandmother watched daytime soaps on the small TV in the dining room, which was the one I watched sitcoms & game shows on when I wasn't in school.

02-09-2021, 11:08 AM	#14
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,008	I would not have survived and couldnt live without a TV for days