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TVFactFan · 08-29-2020, 05:36 PM

WOW

SuperBowl Sunday episode

Heenan Fan · 08-29-2020, 06:58 PM

I think it was a rental for Super Bowl XII. Back then you could rent big screen TVs for cheap. It might of belonged to Archie though. It's been about 5 years since I've seen the episode.

TVFactFan · 08-29-2020, 07:09 PM

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I think it was a rental for Super Bowl XII. Back then you could rent big screen TVs for cheap. It might of belonged to Archie though. It's been about 5 years since I've seen the episode.

I didnt think TV's like that existed in 1977

snowpeck · 09-02-2020, 08:21 PM

It was a rental and it was essentially just a projector and a giant screen. It wasn't even rear projection. In the shot where they're all singing the national anthem, you can see the actual projector sitting on the floor.

TVFactFan · 09-02-2020, 08:39 PM

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It was a rental and it was essentially just a projector and a giant screen. It wasn't even rear projection. In the shot where they're all singing the national anthem, you can see the actual projector sitting on the floor.

It looked Big Time for 1977

Babalu · 09-03-2020, 06:48 PM

It was a front projection RBG projector that projected onto a curved screen. The quality was horrible, worse than the contemporary color TV of the day. Bars rented them for special events to bring in crowds advertising them as 'Big Screen TV's'.

TVFactFan · 09-03-2020, 09:39 PM

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It was a front projection RBG projector that projected onto a curved screen. The quality was horrible, worse than the contemporary color TV of the day. Bars rented them for special events to bring in crowds advertising them as 'Big Screen TV's'.

Wasnt that consider a special thing in 1977?

Babalu · 09-11-2020, 06:39 AM

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Wasnt that consider a special thing in 1977?

Special enough that few people had them in their homes but it was a big draw in bars and casinos.

TVFactFan · 09-11-2020, 02:20 PM

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Special enough that few people had them in their homes but it was a big draw in bars and casinos.

Didnt know what cable tv was until 1987

OH Nuts! · 10-02-2020, 04:27 PM

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WOW

SuperBowl Sunday episode

Very cool observation Solomon! Yes, so interesting to see what high end technology was back then. LOL I can imagine if cell phones were around back then....can you imagine the bill Mike Brady and Tom Bradford would have had!

TVFactFan · 10-02-2020, 08:45 PM

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Very cool observation Solomon! Yes, so interesting to see what high end technology was back then. LOL I can imagine if cell phones were around back then....can you imagine the bill Mike Brady and Tom Bradford would have had!

Im surprised a new episode aired AFTER the SB. Most people are not interested in watching after a big event like that.

OH Nuts! · 10-03-2020, 08:40 AM

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Im surprised a new episode aired AFTER the SB. Most people are not interested in watching after a big event like that.

Generally true, but AITF & ABP were wildly popular shows.

TVFactFan · 10-03-2020, 12:40 PM

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Generally true, but AITF & ABP were wildly popular shows.

Definitely must have been to follow the SB. Maybe the SB wasnt like it was now

hifijohn · 08-04-2021, 04:20 AM

Not really a flat panel but a projection tv, the screen was like a movie screen and it was insanely expensive. the pix quality wasnt very good and the room had to be dark to see it properly.

TVFactFan · 08-04-2021, 07:40 PM

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Not really a flat panel but a projection tv, the screen was like a movie screen and it was insanely expensive. the pix quality wasnt very good and the room had to be dark to see it properly.

I dont think I ever seen anything like that on a TV show from that area.

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hifijohn Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 07, 2013 Posts: 209	Not really a flat panel but a projection tv, the screen was like a movie screen and it was insanely expensive. the pix quality wasnt very good and the room had to be dark to see it properly.