Television Remote Control

The video I watched for this week's assignment was about the invention of the television remote control. It was made in 1961. They called this the greatest advance in television since color television itself. This remote was made for a color TV. It was the ultimate in performance and convenience and performed seven functions. Those include tint, color, brightness, volume, fine tuning, channel selection, and on/off. There was also a push button panel on the back of the television itself that looked exactly like the remote. To use this remote you had to turn on the power for the remote amplifier at the television set and then press the on button on the remote. There was also a handy storage space for this remote in the television set. There was the option for viewing the television in black or white, and once fine tuning was complete for each channel, you didn't need to fine tune any more, unless otherwise desired. There was also a channel indicator on the television.

The invention of this remote was an invention of convenience. It made watching television much easier and more relaxing. It allowed for channel surfing. It was basically an invention for the lazy. Many people take a lot of the technology we have today for granted, such as the remote control. We don't usually think about how things used to be back in the day. Many modern technologies that make life very easy and convenient weren't available 50-60 years ago. By watching this video, it helped me to see how life used to be, and how a simple thing like a remote control was the greatest invention yet.

https://archive.org/details/Televisi1961