I made a choice that I didn't want a
TV set and therefore I didn't need a licence.
Two-year-old Yaqeen Ali Hassan was playing in her family's home when the
TV set toppled over and fell on her.
In my analysis of what goes into a
TV set, I identified 4,360 different chemicals.
However, 76 percent of respondents said they will not replace their
TV sets unless they are broken while 50 percent said they will buy a new
TV set only after the new service is launched.
This woman lives in a remote area, so signals that emit from television stations don't make it all the way to her
TV set. Result: fuzzy reception, But a satellite dish can help her TV receive the signals.
Last October, Chris van Rossman's
TV set sent out a cry for help that bounced off two satellites and reached Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.
"Our MediaMVP will turn any
TV set or home entertainment system into a media playback device via the home network," said Ken Plotkin, Hauppauge's CEO.
Nowadays, that "someone" is more likely a something--a computer, VCR, or
TV set. Some may call that antisocial, though the industry much prefers the term "interactive."
With a population of 8.5 million and annual per capita income of US$412.00, only 20% of Haitians can afford to buy a
TV set, reports the U.S.
* Electricity bills don't give any details: consumers can't tell how much they are paying to run a refrigerator or a
TV set. The study likens this to a grocery store bill listing a total tally but not the prices of individual foods.
Thirty-five years ago, you could see him at the Galeria Bonino in Manhattan translating the sedate electrons of a broadcast sitcom into swerving linear conundrums by manipulating a magnet on top of a
TV set. Above the magnet was the irresistible Paik smile, which still seems to hover over all his work (he gracefully bears the burden of being universally liked).
Rogers' Neighborhood from a
TV set placed downstage, Neumann dons the video icon's signature cardigan sweater, opens the refrigerator door (to which there's no refrigerator attacked), and snacks on Froot Loops.