Television Remote Control (Tuner) (1961)

★★★★ · Sigh, youngsters and no more history · lwilton · 2007-06-13

Sorry to disapoint everyone, but TV remote controls were invented and in use in the early 1950s. On VERY expensive TV sets, only. Of course, just like the 4 foot high by 3 foot wide by 3 feet deep hardwood box that held the TV itself, the remote ontrol was in a polished wood box. It was about fourteen inches wide, 10 inches high, and only 8 or 10 inches deep. Had a fifteen foot cable about 3/4 inch thick going back to the mother ship. No chance of losing that in the cushions! This was back BEFORE there was UHF as described by a previous reviewer. There were ONLY channels 2 to 13, no channel…

★★★★ · a good look back at history, · Karma Hawk · 2005-03-25

pretty straight forward promotional film promoting Rca's new picture television and remote control combo. That in itself doesn't deserve a four star rating but since the remote control functions of the day were so diferent than todays are (the one here features no numbers just various functions such as "tuning" and channel surfing) I think it deserves the rating.

★★★ · The amazing self-referencing remote control · Crackerboxer · 2005-09-09

Hey, I just noticed that the show the woman is watching is the Chevrolet Sales Convention Musical, one of my favorites, and also by Jam Handy! Good use of stock footage, guys.

★★ · Let's Spare Some Expense · Dodsworth the Cat · 2022-11-17

This film gets points for the opening--a styrofoam star with sparkles glued on it, bathed in fire extinguisher fog. It must have cost producers up to $6. What is that thing next to the "cullah" television in the first shot with the model? The shot is followed by a 32-second close-up of the remote control. That shot cost less than $6. This is a pretty basic and, I suppose, effective film for anyone buying one of the RCA remotes.