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The very first image that was successfully transmitted on TV was not of an actor, but of a dummy named Stooky Bill. John Logie Baird used him as a test subject during his experiments on the mechanical TV in 1924.

Three-D television technology is similar to 3-D movies in theaters. Images are divided into two sets - one for each eye. Special glasses create the illusion of depth that would be required for all 3-D television sets.

Before you send that malfunctioning television set to the landfill, bring it to us for a diagnostic review. We will conduct a complete analysis of the set and the problems we discover. Once completed, you can compare the cost of repair to that of a new set. In most cases, repair is the smarter option.

In 1960, there were millions of televisions in operation, but one of the technology's biggest innovations was just about to hit the market at a price point consumers could afford. Care to guess what it was? If you guessed color TV, you're right.

In many ways, a modern TV screen works like a painting from the Pointillist school: using seemingly countless dots that our eyes and brain blend to make a coherent picture. However, when large chunks of the dots (pixels) on the TV screen are missing or go black, it is time to let us fill in the blanks.

According to research conducted by the A.C. Nielsen Co., more than half of Americans (67 percent), eat dinner while watching television. Is that a good idea? Probably not; obesity experts suggest that participating in distracting activities while dining encourages people to overeat.