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That's one reason Thomson's first set will cost $8,000 and Zenith's $10,000. Still, all of the manufacturers swear that the prices will fall -- and fast. This isn't of concern just to them. Television stations that begin digital broadcasting, starting on Nov. 1, are spending millions to make the transition.
The first televisions went on sale to the public in 1929 as the BBC began the first television broadcasts. The Televisor and John Logie Baird named his television was not a trivial purchase. The cost was the equivalent of Â£8000 ($12,000) today. Broadcasts were limited at the time and on only a single channel. It was a huge investment for a tiny screen and no choice of programming.