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Carey created the idea of a machine that people could use in their homes to view pictures
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The first "television" was introduced to the world during the 1900 World Fair in Paris
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It was in 1936 that households in the world began havin in-home televisions. During this year there were 200 sets in use, but this number quickly increased
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There are now approximately 44,000 television sets in the United States, selling for around $350, a little more thatn 10% of an average yearly income
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Full Time Evening programing begins for the four television networks. This is also the year that cable television is intriduced in rual areas outside of the big cities
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After many years of development, color television in finally released.
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The first all-electronic color television sets sell for $1,000, and over half of all American households own televisions
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The first split screen broadcast occurs on the Kennedy-Nixon debates.
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The first prototype for a plasma display monitor is invented at the University of Illinois
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VHS home recording format is introduced.
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HDTV is demonstrated in United States by NHK, Japan's government-owned broadcasting service
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The start of satellite-fed cable television programming starts; And the sale of decoders and program subscriptions to
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The first generation of direct broadcast satellite systems, Primestar, is launched by a consortium of cable
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U.S. testing of HDTV systems begins.
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Anticipating HDTV, RCA introduces the first widescreen 16:9 aspect television models.
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Flat-screen plasma display televisions are introduced at $20,000. By 1997, they are half that price.
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Tivo enters the market, a hard-disc based personal recorder that allows the viewer to pause a live show,
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American's make the switch from analog to digital TV
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For the first time, the number of broadband customers is higher than the number of cable customers
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Over 110 Million US adults watch digital video via a connected TV
