Mono CRTs

[gman76]

Does anyone know why pre-NICAM CRT televisions always had their speaker on the right of the screen?

Except of course, when it was positioned above or below. I can't recall ever seeing a set with the speaker on the left.

 

[OwainDIYer]

Because the speaker is under the knobs, and the knobs are on the right because most people are right-handed.

It's the same reason why on telephones with 'vertical' handsets the handset is on the left and the dial/keypad on the right.

 

[gman76]

I guess that makes sense - unless you're left handed.

 

[Sam Gangee]

When I was at school, nobody was allowed to be left-handed (or gay - except we didn't use that word back then).

 

[OwainDIYer]

When I was at school, nobody was allowed to be left-handed (or gay - except we didn't use that word back then).

So no problems with knobs being hard to reach then.