Home Entertainment

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	Car record players 10 member comments
	33-1/3 rpm LP record albums 2 member comments
	45-rpm records 3 member comments
	78-rpm records 10 member comments
	8-track tape cartridges 17 member comments
	AM table radios 4 member comments
	Black & white TV's 3 member comments
	Color TV kits 1 member comment
	Console TVs 10 member comments
	Extended-Play (EP) records 1 member comment
	First pocket-sized transistor radio 20 member comments
	GE Portacolor TV
	Good hi-fi speakers were HUGE 2 member comments
	H H Scott Model 350
	Hip-Pocket Records / PocketDiscs
	KLH Model Eight FM radio (1960)
	Muntz Stereo-Pak
	My 1st transistor radio Contributed by Bob K 3 member comments
	Philco Predicta television 2 member comments
	Phonograph needles 3 member comments
	Portable vacuum-tube radios 3 member comments
	Quadraphonic LPs 3 member comments
	Record changers 2 member comments
	Sony Walkman 4 member comments
	TV/radio/phono combos 2 member comments
	Viewmaster stereo viewers 8 member comments
	Warped vinyl records 1 member comment

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There are 8 general comments for this gallery.

Posted by Duff at 9:34 pm (PDT) on Fri May 15, 2015
Chuck, VCRs didn't arrive on the home entertainment market until the mid- to late-1970s, somewhat outside the focus of this web site. Similarly for the TRS-80 and Apple II. Check out the "Life Before" gallery, though.
Posted by Chuck Kopsho at 6:45 pm (PDT) on Fri May 15, 2015
One thing that was omitted from this list is, VCR's.
Posted by chrisbroz at 5:34 pm (PST) on Sat December 27, 2014
Speaking of red rocket ship crystal radios with an alligator clip...a fellow grammar school classmate in Fort Lee NJ (ca '57 - mebbe '59) had one...showed it to us at recess...(rememnber recess??? MAN!!! Was I disappointed when I found out there was no recess in HS!!!)...he clipp the alligator to one of the metal studs on a telephone pole and we actually HEARD something!!! CB in FL
Posted by Duff at 7:40 pm (PDT) on Sun August 26, 2012
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I've added the Muntz Stereo-Pak 4-track tape system to the Home Entertainment gallery, and the Rocket crystal radio to the Toys & Games gallery.
Posted by Max at 3:47 am (PST) on Wed January 20, 2010
I had a little red rocket crystal radio but it was tuned by twisting the nose. It had an alligator clip for an antenna connection, which picked up the strongest signal when it was clipped to the dial stop on our telephone. I experimented with a few crystal sets but without amplification, the only station any of them could pick up was WCAU Philadelphia 1010am. It had a 50kW transmitter which just overwhelmed any other signal that was floating on the ether. I made a "wave trap" antenna once but it started to smoke before I could properly test it.
Posted by joemike at 5:33 pm (PST) on Tue January 19, 2010
i dont see any chrystal radios some were rocketship and tuned with a slide at top of the rocket ship wish i had one.
Posted by joemike at 5:31 pm (PST) on Tue January 19, 2010
yes 4 track tapes. there were even small roller adaptors to snap in the 4 track tapes tp be able to play them ina 8 track machine. First machines i remember were masde my MUNTZ
Posted by PBIRDIEBET at 2:25 pm (PDT) on Fri October 9, 2009
DIDN'T SEE 4 TRACK TAPES OR PLAYERS

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