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Component television

Component television is a form factor in which a television set is sold as a system of separate components, similar to audio components. For example, a component television system is a monitor, tuner and speakers sold separately and which can be integrated into a single system. The component television form factor began in 1980 with Sony's ProFeel television line and became a design fad with many manufacturers until the late 1980s.

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Component television is a form factor in which a television set is sold as a system of separate components, similar to audio components.1 For example, a component television system is a monitor, tuner and speakers sold separately and which can be integrated into a single system. The component television form factor began in 1980 (but became notable in 1982) with Sony's ProFeel television line and became a design fad with many manufacturers until the late 1980s.

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