the public didn't not really become enlightened about TV until after the war. In the US, for example. consumer television receivers were quite a rare, expensive toy until about 1946-49. At that time, small screen TV receivers became pretty readily available, and major cities had TV stations broadcasting to those lucky enough to have a set. I used to collect early TV receivers. I've gotten over that expensive and worthless hobby now. Here's what my oldest TV reciever looked like:
It's a Pilot receiver. It had a 3" screen, so you had to get up close and personal with it. I did have a magnifier that fit in front of the screen which made it look twice as large. Distorted though.
6" screens soon followed, with 10" circular screens and larger following along as we went into the 1950s.
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