2006-07-11 08:57:25 · 8 answers · asked by Rolando MacTavish III 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
EVERYONE'S ANSWER SUCKS!!!!!!
2006-07-12 02:49:10 · answer #1 · answered by MR. RETARDO III 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before we got transistor radio's you actually bought the machine and the aerial separate. After some time you bought it together. That was the set. Al you needed to get it to work and watch TV...or listen to the radio.
Somehow the word set just stuck and even though you still may have to buy a decoder separately... they still call just the TV a set.
2006-07-11 16:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the very early days of television, when you bought a TV, you got not only the case in which it was housed, but the "projector" and tubes as well, which required a little bit of assembly when you got it home. I would assume the term "TV set" came from that.
2006-07-11 16:05:57 · answer #3 · answered by pceej 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason it was called a 'radio set' before TV, and a 'pair of pants'. People are stupid!
2006-07-11 16:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by InjunRAIV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's because it's a "set" of parts that make up the TV??
Why is it a "pair" of pants & only one shirt?
Why do we park on a driveway & drive on a parkway?
Good question.
2006-07-11 16:01:08 · answer #5 · answered by GeeNancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a set of components working together to give you video and sound.
2006-07-11 16:00:39 · answer #6 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's like a warning that there'll be a series of unfortunate events (Like "So you think you can dance" THAT wasn't lame...)
2006-07-12 11:52:24 · answer #7 · answered by its just me!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you love the first answer. And I thought I was stupid.
2006-07-11 16:46:34 · answer #8 · answered by Melissa C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋