Why do they call it a "television set" when there is only one?

Answer 1

Good Question!

Answer 2

Back in the early days of television, you needed the actual television, an antenna and a separate "tuner" to get different channels. Since you had to buy all three of them, they were sold as a "set." Later when those things became incorporated into the tv itself people were just used to calling it a set.

Answer 3

In the "olden days" when TV was first introduced widely to people who worked very hard to buy a teeny black and white television, the family had to "set" down together to watch it. It was a whole family experience, not like it is today.

Answer 4

Radios have been additionally stated as contraptions,and an identical term replaced into use for televisions whilst they have been presented in 1936, and the call has caught considering.i think of it replaced into through fact in those days all of them used valves, the glass ones,long before transistors and semi conductors have been invented.A radio had a sequence of valves to function it as did a television.extra contemporary digital kit has in no way used valves and so the observe set has no longer been utilized to them.

Answer 5

Could be that the original tv sets were extremely heavy. I mean, we are talking about 250 lbs or so.

So, wherever you put it, that is where it set.. LOL

Answer 6

cause you set it down and set down to watch it ohh yea im nuts

Answer 7

It's just one of those language abnormalities. Why do you drive on a parkway, but park on a driveway?

Answer 8

To tell u the truth I have no clue. I always wondered the same thing.

Answer 9

THAT WAS A TERM USED IN THE OLDING DAYS!

Answer 10

I thought it was because you had to "set" it on something. really!