My parents relegated me to the basement TV for this same reason! Initially, it was B&W, but they did upgrade to a "Sampo" 19" color shortly after. I did get to put the 2600 on the big console TV upstairs once when I was really sick. They took pity on me. It was a rare snow day, and I wasn't allowed to go outside...so they let me game on the big tv instead. I remember that day well. A ton of Circus Atari was played that day.