1980's
There's something about the 1980's living room that I'll always love: The classic comfy couch, usually a pull-out hide-a-bed, and sometimes it could be a sectional. Everyone had a 26 inch CRT TV set, VCR or Betamax, and a home hifi stereo. If you were rich, a Sony system was usually found in your home. Mine was Lloyds. It was a budget brand that offered lots of value for your money. Chrome and big knobs were the de-facto standard for electronics in that era. Whether you had cable TV or not, depended on where you lived. Cities had cable, while rural areas used over-the-air antennas. But what was nice about the 1980's was need to have a physical telephone. In order to reach out to people, it was far easier to use the standard phone which was hard-wired or wireless to your home. Then we had video rental stores. Back then, you had 2 choices: Betamax or VHS. I was always a fan of VHS, but admired the higher-resolution of Betamax. The Betamax machines (esp...
