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November 13th 2010 10:12
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Derek Wills is a pragmatic man. Why, says Derek, should he upgrade his old TV when it works perfectly well?

Derek's TV has been in the news this week. It is a Mitsubishi brand and Derek bought it in 1968. It is the oldest working colour television in Britain.


But it doesn't just work, it works very well. "It's still going strong," say Derek, a 69-year-old retired engineer who lives in Devon.

He estimates he has spent 70,000 hours watching his old box. He has tuned in to man's first steps on the moon, the fall of the Berlin Wall, two invasions of Iraq, 11 football world cups and the freeing of Nelson Mandela.

Derek paid 300 pounds for the set in 1968. The equivalent amount today would buy him a huge 3D plasma home entertainment unit, but why bother when the Mitsubishi's still working fine?

Perhaps it's relative. Derek remembers his parents TV - black and white picture on a six-inch screen. After that, the Mitsubishi is luxury.
story and image: dailymail.co.uk

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Comment by Norm

November 15th 2010 00:39


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That's what I call hard to describe. I've gone through a few tubes over the years. Could even say, I was raised by the tube. And it has raised me to sit quietly.


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November 15th 2010 10:19


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