As early as 1939, when it introduced the all-electronic television system at the 1939 World's Fair, RCA Laboratories (now part of SRI) had invented an industry that forever changed the world: television. By 1953, RCA devised the first complete electronic color TV system.

When did color TV become mainstream?

Although limited color broadcasts took place during the 1950s, it wasn't until the early 1960s that color TV started to take off. Thanks in large part to NBC, color TV grew at a furious pace, culminating in the color revolution of 1965.

How much did a color TV cost in 1960?

By the mid-1960s a large color TV could be obtained for only $300- a mere $2,490 in today's money. It's unthinkable how much of an average worker's income that would have been back then. The median household income in 1966 was $6,882. It's no wonder that color TV was such an exclusive viewing experience.