#1960S TRANSISTOR RADIO TV#
TV had been getting cheaper and bigger, but when the first color TVs were marketed in 1954, it was a game changer. Talk about a big purchase! But, here’s the funny thing: the screen was tiny and was overshadowed by the family’s encyclopedias! The medium was so new that any sized screen was considered quite the luxury! In 1948 the “big-picture” TV set from Magnavox cost $279.50, which would be $3,025 in today’s money. This was the hippest thing to hit the airwaves and TVs themselves cost a small fortune to buy. In the late 1940s local stations did broadcast TV. And, the first TVs were so tiny compared to what we watch today! Via/ eBay But, all this came with a hefty price tag. The world was hooked on the magic of TV, of watching movies broadcast to your living room, of following the hottest music and fashion trends in real time. TV caught on during the 1950s and the later broadcast of TV in color sealed the deal. A Sony 8-channel transistor radio with batteries cost $49.95.
#1960S TRANSISTOR RADIO PORTABLE#
However, the portable transistor radio was all the rage and cost a premium for such a small piece of equipment. The more modest radios were around $70– about $1,050 today.īy the 1960s TV had already become the biggest home service. However, that’s still an incredibly steep price! This explains why not everyone could afford a radio. For that price you got a carved cabinet and a product that would last years. Via/ eBayĪ Silvertone radio in a cabinet in 1929 from Sears and Roebuck cost $110- which would be $1,650 in today’s cash according to the U.S. Carved designs, burl wood cabinets, and Bakelite in colors were just some of the elegant radios sold back then. Radio sets, as the TVs of their day, were often made to be quite beautiful and were usually given pride of place in the home. Radio programs could be dramatic or serious, funny or heart wrenching. But, it wasn’t until the 1930s that broadcast radio would become the main source of news and entertainment for many families. Radio as a technology was first introduced around the turn of the 20th century. If you had to pay this much for a TV today, you might have opted out altogether! Via/ Library of Congress Radio Prices Despite the fact that in the old days people had fewer devices, what they did have was incredibly expensive. From blenders to Roombas to smartphones and Apple TVs, the average home contains a number of sophisticated devices that make our lives easier or better (or both). We have a lot more in the way of electronics than our parents and grandparents ever did.
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