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A television set, also called a television receiver, television, TV set, TV, or telly, is a device that combines a tuner, display, and speakers for the purpose of viewing television. Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form, television sets became a popular consumer product after World War II in electronic form, using cathode ray tubes ...
The availability of larger screen sizes at more affordable prices has driven consumer demand. For example, Samsung, a leading electronics manufacturer, introduced its first 98-inch (250 cm) television in 2019 with a price tag of $99,000. In 2024, the company will offer four 98-inch (250 cm) models starting at $4,000.
The word television comes from Ancient Greek τῆλε (tele) ' far ' and Latin visio ' sight '.The first documented usage of the term dates back to 1900, when the Russian scientist Constantin Perskyi used it in a paper that he presented in French at the first International Congress of Electricity, which ran from 18 to 25 August 1900 during the International World Fair in Paris.
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Mechanical television or mechanical scan television is an obsolete television ... earliest experimental television systems in the 1920s and 1930s. ... price of £15 ...
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1920s: Finance. America's wealth more than doubled in the years between 1920 and '29. Most of this wealth funneled into finance and industry, but enough trickled down to low-level employees to let ...
Russian pioneer of television technology (died 1933) November 22, 1874: Elizabeth Patterson: American actress (I Love Lucy) (died 1966) July 21, 1882: Dr. Herbert Ives: American television researcher, leader of the AT&T television research during the 1920s–1930s (died 1953) February 8, 1884: Burt Mustin: American actor (All in the Family ...