I remember you could hold down multiple channels/buttons and get premium channels we didn't subscribe to like the Playboy Channel. This is what I did for my parent's 30 year old TV. All those ads for Cal Worthington (and his dog Spot), In N Out, Carpeteria, and all the amazing amusement parks … Lincoln Cablevision (Metrovision) in Nebraska in the 80s and early 90s. $34.99 $ 34. Thing about that Jerrold cable box was that there was a PROM chip on the bottom that the cable company could program so that it would scramble the premium channels you weren't paying for. ), Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. Jerrold Starcom 36 cable television set-top box from Tulsa, OK. A Cable TV converter box from the 1970’s and1980’s. Early in its history, the brand name was “Diamond Back” and over time this changed to “DiamondBack” and then to “Diamondback.” 6. “I do watch the adult channel in this office as part of my job,” Moody stated to refute an exaggerated report , “but to say it takes up 25 to … $90.00. Channel 37 was the highest channel, it was USA network. Put input cable in box then output cable to TV set to channel 3 push red button and HBO is engaged. Then, you can take a coax cable from the wall to the F-connector. Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by PaulKTF, Oct 14, 2018. Post with 1120 views. And it was one of a few major market over the air UHF TV stations that ran all music videos (others were in Boston and New York.) Brown. - The Video Music Channel (early '80s): One of the few pre-MTV video music channels and seen on selected cable TV systems as well. In 1973-74 with HBO the box was a brownish thing with a black button and red button on top. Vintage 80s Cable TV Box Zenith Model ST1600 Rare! With some care, and a long hat pin, you could stick the pin through a hole in the bottom plate and fish around until something sparked. GT Pro Series. you could hold down multiple channels/buttons and get premium channels we didn't subscribe to like the Playboy Channel. The signals were broadcast beginning in August 1977 on … Sort by. ViewTV ATSC Digital Converter Box for TV, HDMI Cable Recording PVR Function Output USB LED Timer Display AT-163. It was a plastic "box" that hung on the wall, about 18"W x 12" H x 8"D. It had a wire that connected to a plastic gun. Having to use a box to get cable during the analog era must've been short-lived, I can remember at the tail end of the 80s we just hooked the cable up to the VCR to get channels beyond 13. The "screen" wasn't a TV screen. We are making some updates and reconfigurations to our server. Around 1977 or so the box had only Showtime, HBO was not available for a few years. We had one very similar to this when I was a kid in the late-70s early-80s. ViewTV ATSC Digital Converter Box for TV, HDMI Cable Recording PVR Function Output USB LED Timer Display AT-300. Here we can take pleasure in reminiscing about the good ol' days... times we shared with loved ones, both humorous and sad. 91% Upvoted. Old Vintage Cable Wired Remote Control Box. During the early '80s, the fledgling network helped introduce an entire stable of new music stars - from Madonna to Cyndi Lauper to Def Leppard - to a ravenous, eager public. Being an '80s baby rocked. Thanks reddit for your help finding a real picture of the remote control of my youth. The VMC, like WTBS and CNN was based in Atlanta (but unrelated.) 1 comment. Data by SNL Kagan shows that as of 2006 about 58.4% of all American homes subscribe to basic cable television services. I looooved this one. See more ’80s Nostalgia. In the early ’80s, however, Columbus mayor Tom Moody felt that watching QUBE’s adult movie channel was a critical part of his job. This fantastic and luxury Vintage Early 80s Rolex Box Set 5512 5513 1680 1675 16760A 1665 1655 6263 6265 is for sale, you can buy with confidence from a trusted seller.Rolex auctions and prices in USA. Yes, my great-grandmother on my dad's side and my grandparents on my mom's side had one with switches - I remember one for each channel, but it could have been like this one. Free shipping . See more ’80s … This fantastic and luxury Vintage Early 80s Rolex Box Set 5512 5513 1680 1675 16760A 1665 1655 6263 6265 is for sale, you can buy with confidence from a trusted seller.Rolex auctions and prices in USA. (This was the first type of cable box I ever saw, anyway. Anyone remember these cable boxes from the 1980's? Get it as soon as Tue, Jan 12. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. This fantastic and luxury Vintage Early 80s Rolex Box Set 5512 5513 1680 1675 16760A 1665 1655 6263 6265 is for sale, you can buy with confidence from a trusted seller.Rolex auctions and prices in USA. $17.00 + shipping . New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. As it gained an anchor of popularity, MTV created entire movements almost single-handedly, launching hair metal in the mid to late '80s as a form highly dependent on visual excess. Early, (80's), cable box. In El Paso we got to see all the indie Los Angeles stations on our cable system. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks division of ViacomCBS. That was your first cable box? 3.6 out of 5 stars 761. This thread is archived. You just need a UHF/VHF antenna to F-connector (Radio Shack). Press J to jump to the feed. Prior to launch, the network was first tested on December 1, 1977, as Sight on Sound.. Featuring Clio Goldsmith, the darling of early '80s Euro-Erotica, this provocative collection offers a sublime sampling of classic '80s late-nite erotic cable. We had a similar box in the 70s, Cablevision was the provider. This is an sale for an old Cable TV box - probably one of the first types to be used. MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. View entire discussion ( 14 comments) During the early 1980s with the rise of cable television, erotic cinema experienced a shift from grindhouses and occasional arty imports like Emmanuelle to late night premium channel showings, most notoriously with Cinemax's "Friday After Dark" line-up. You can get channels 1-70 without a cable box. save hide report. RELATED: The 90 Best Gadgets of the '90s share. Vintage Jerrold Starcom 2 Converter Box JRX-2 CATV Cable Converter NOS 80’s H4. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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Whether it's an old commercial or a book from your past, it belongs in /r/nostalgia. Burl wood is everywhere again, and I can’t get enough of this eye-catching design material that first made waves in the late 1970s and early ’80s. Thanks! Vintage General Instrument Jerrold 700 cable TV cable box and 400 remote. Auction id: 293164988180 Bid Ends on : Ended See more ’80s Nostalgia GT was a hugely popular company founded in 1979 by Gary Turner and Richard Long. your own Pins on Pinterest In the 90s we got the Jerrold box that is in this article. Auction id: 303267950629 Bid Ends on : Ended )This is from the early 1980s, possibly dated 8-25-83 (see sticker on back). The reference store for Rolex collectors in USA, only genuine auctions and certified Rolex. Later we would get the brown Jerrold box with the individual buttons on it, with a switch to switch between bands of channels. The reference store for Rolex collectors in USA, only genuine auctions and certified Rolex. Cable Box Early 1980s Vintage - Jerrold Electronics JSX-3 - CATV Cable Converter: $22. Auction id: 293196957594 Bid Ends on : Ended Cable television first became available in the United States in 1948. early common carrier microwave services and was eventually bought by RKO General, which became CableCom-General. This was my cable box in the early to mid 80s in NJ The reference store for Rolex collectors in USA, only genuine auctions and certified Rolex. It was a black piece of plastic that had translucent images that you could only see when the lights behind each lit up. ... Technology changed everything in the '80s. ... the Disney studio wasn't having good times and almost bankrupted after The Black Cauldron bombed at the box office. The control (blue dials) on the left selected from the three bands and the right control was for fine tuning. The early 1980s was marked by a severe global economic recession that affected much of the developed world. The Larry Boggs Award is presented to the person whose leadership and foresight place the cable industry in the vanguard of new communications technology. The Wometco Home Theater (WHT) was an early pay television service in the New York City area, that was owned by Miami-based Wometco Enterprises, which owned several major network affiliates in mid-sized media markets and its flagship WTVJ in Miami (then a CBS affiliate on channel 4, now an NBC owned-and-operated station on channel 6). Nostalgia is often triggered by something reminding you of a happier time. Cable brought us MTV and the triumph of the image. And just keep doing it until you got all the channels. You really don't need a cable box. But you could erase the PROM by shorting its pins to ground. Had this box in late 1970's or early 80's. Apologies for any downtime or slow forum loading now or within the next week or so. May 7, 2017 - This Pin was discovered by Whitetrashfamilia. In the mid-80s we got the Zenith box with the digital readout. From 1984 through 1992, the industry spent more than $15 billion on the wiring of America, and billions more on program development. In the early 80s, we had an electronic light-up game in the basement. Cable was a near-necessity for TV viewing in that market as at the time there was only one in-market TV station and it was over 25 miles west of town, so it was difficult to get a clear picture indoors. So we welcome you to join us in a trip down memory lane, as we take a look back at The 80 Best Gadgets of the '80s. What’s great about this kind of wood is that it can read traditional or glam, depending on what you pair it with. You've come a long way baby. 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