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  2. Television set - Wikipedia

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    A television set or television receiver (more commonly called TV, TV set, television, telly, or tele) is an electronic device for the purpose of viewing and hearing television broadcasts, or as a computer monitor. It combines a tuner, display, and loudspeakers. Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form, television sets became a popular ...

  3. History of television - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Television is one of the major mass media outlets in the United States. In 2011, 96.7% of households owned television sets; [1] about 114,200,000 American households owned at least one television set each in August 2013. [2] Most households have more than one set. The percentage of households owning at least one television set peaked at 98.4% ...

  5. Television - Wikipedia

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    Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports.

  6. List of television manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Hoffman Television (Cortron Ind) 1948 1970 Itel - present ITT Corporation - - Jensen Loudspeakers: 2003 present JVC: 1976 present Kenmore: 2015 2017 Kent Television: 1951 1964 Kloss Video: 1981 - Kogan: 2006 present Kolster-Brandes - - Konka: 1984 present Lanix - - Le.com - - LG Electronics (founded as GoldStar, name changed 1995) 1958 present ...

  7. Color television - Wikipedia

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    Color television (American English) or colour television (Commonwealth English) is a television transmission technology that includes color information for the picture, so the video image can be displayed in color on the television set. It improves on the monochrome or black-and-white television technology, which displays the image in shades of ...

  8. John Logie Baird - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 September 2024. Scottish inventor, known for first demonstrating television John Logie Baird FRSE Baird in 1917 Born (1888-08-13) 13 August 1888 Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Died 14 June 1946 (1946-06-14) (aged 57) Bexhill, Sussex, England Resting place Baird family grave in Helensburgh ...

  9. High-definition television - Wikipedia

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    High-definition television. High-definition television (HDTV) describes a television or video system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since at least 1933; [1] in more recent times, it refers to the generation following standard-definition television (SDTV).