GE televisions were common place in family homes from the 1940s through the 1980s. In 1987, General Electric sold its home electronics business to Thomson Inc. For a time, Thomson continued to produce many GE consumer electronics products that carried the GE name, including General Electric televisions and GE television parts.

Today, General Electric manufactures equipment for GE HD televisions to enhance the high definition viewing experience, but no longer functions under the GE TVs business from an appliance standpoint. Nevertheless, should your GE wide screen TV need a repair or you are searching for General Electric television parts, these items are still readily available.

And, if you are like many who have caught the retro bug or are a collector, many GE consumer televisions are available from all eras. This article can assist you in the three areas where the presence of GE TVs still remains strong:

1. GE HD televisions accessories;

2. General Electric television parts;

3. General Electric televisions of years ago.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Find GE HD televisions accessories to enhance the high definition viewing experience

General Electric manufactures the GE Smart Digital Converter box which converts digital signals so they can be seen on an analog television. They promote it as an inexpensive way to prepare an older television for the upcoming digital television transition. General Electric also manufactures high definition accessories like indoor HDTV antennas designed to receive digital TV signals and adapters to convert your TV's display from digital to high definition.

I recommend: Jasco Products carries GE's Digital Converter box in addition to other TV viewing accessories by General Electric. Beach Audio's website sells the indoor HDTV antennas.

Find GE television parts to fix your TV or the manual to troubleshoot its repair

If your GE television could work as good as new with just a part or two, rest assured parts are still available. Everything from GE remotes to television parts to owner's manuals are still available for sale ... it's just a matter of knowing where to look.

I recommend: PartStore helps you locate a specific part by either part or model number. The Service Manuals website allows you to search for television operations manuals, TV remote manuals and even TV service manuals by brand.

Find General Electric televisions of years' past to buy or sell

The retro craze is more popular than ever, which has made GE TVs from the 1940s-80s, including mega-sized General Electric projection televisions and the GE wide screen TV, popular once again. This time, however, the demand comes from collectors who buy and sell GE televisions and related memorabilia.

I recommend: My Vintage TV advertises itself as a site to "buy, sell, and trade all types of early electronic equipment." On the televisions page you can click on the specific GE TV model to learn interesting details about the set. Harry Poster's website sells TV models and organizes them according to the year they were produced. The site also educates collectors on characteristics of TVs according to the decade during which they were manufactured and includes information on the prices of vintage TVs.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  GE televisions were built to last; so it's not uncommon for buyers to be on the lookout for remotes to operate GE TVs. Fortunately, many websites offer virtual store fronts to sell remotes compatible with GE televisions, and provide codes to enter into universal remotes.