Anyone collect vintage Portable CRT TV's ?
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Lasonic TRC-920
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WOW that is clean! Looks like it just came out of the box.Do you have a display of these tv's?
Would love to see them all together
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I just had to go through this thread from the beginning again. I swear, if I had the room, I would love to have these TV's. What time capsules.
My grand parents had a 19" color TV portable that they used to set on a small little aluminum serving cart, that looked like it was going to fold under the weight. Every time they asked me to go fetch the TV from the other room, I would think "OK Chris, this is it, this where you F up the TV and they slap you in the back of the head!"
I was so terrified to move that damn thing. I would always just pick up the whole cart and TV together and carry it to the room which in turn would get me yelled at "Why aren't you using the cart, that's why it's there, what the hell is wrong with you?"
In the end, the cart never folded and the TV never crashed....but more importantly, it never crashed on my watch!
My grand parents had a 19" color TV portable that they used to set on a small little aluminum serving cart, that looked like it was going to fold under the weight. Every time they asked me to go fetch the TV from the other room, I would think "OK Chris, this is it, this where you F up the TV and they slap you in the back of the head!"
I was so terrified to move that damn thing. I would always just pick up the whole cart and TV together and carry it to the room which in turn would get me yelled at "Why aren't you using the cart, that's why it's there, what the hell is wrong with you?"
In the end, the cart never folded and the TV never crashed....but more importantly, it never crashed on my watch!
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That looks minty!
I only have one old tv but it's rather nice
It's a little portable that will run on batteries or the detachable power pack, even got the manual
I only have one old tv but it's rather nice
It's a little portable that will run on batteries or the detachable power pack, even got the manual
Here's a 1980 Hitachi model CT-1302 13" color TV.
Made in Singapore.
Found it for free.
Seems like it needs some adjustments or tuner cleaning.
Not the greatest of quality.
The plastic white tool is for the V.Hold adjustment.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfE74KqgFsI&list=UU9uww3n08iilZlA6BPw9HFQ
Made in Singapore.
Found it for free.
Seems like it needs some adjustments or tuner cleaning.
Not the greatest of quality.
The plastic white tool is for the V.Hold adjustment.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfE74KqgFsI&list=UU9uww3n08iilZlA6BPw9HFQ
Lasonic TRC-920
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Damn that is clean. Another great find!
Does Canada still have over the air broadcast TV?
ahhhhhh...there is something satisfying about that channel clicking sound!
Does Canada still have over the air broadcast TV?
ahhhhhh...there is something satisfying about that channel clicking sound!
Beosystem10
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Set built by Daewoo as you said, but the CRT in there is a UK-supplied Mullard, made at their Simonstone factory and sold under the Philips and Mazda brands too thanks to the licencing arrangements Mullard worked with.
A1 is 250 Volts and fA is 12KV with 6.3 Volt, 330mA indirect heaters. Hard wee picture valves these, very rarely were they the reason for the sets being consigned to the bin.
A1 is 250 Volts and fA is 12KV with 6.3 Volt, 330mA indirect heaters. Hard wee picture valves these, very rarely were they the reason for the sets being consigned to the bin.
Beosystem10
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Newnes, the volume covering 1981-1991.
They don't sell the original diagrams to members of the public but there is a web presence and some volumes come up on Amazon.co.uk occasionally, so they can be bought. My collection of Newnes came from a TV repair shop where I did evening repair work to fund my uni digs & beer. They closed down in 1994 and a random phone call to the proprietor (who still remembered me) secured every volume from the sixties to the one where the Daewoo (it had AKAs including NEC) shewn in your pics is listed.
From the Newnes wiki:
They don't sell the original diagrams to members of the public but there is a web presence and some volumes come up on Amazon.co.uk occasionally, so they can be bought. My collection of Newnes came from a TV repair shop where I did evening repair work to fund my uni digs & beer. They closed down in 1994 and a random phone call to the proprietor (who still remembered me) secured every volume from the sixties to the one where the Daewoo (it had AKAs including NEC) shewn in your pics is listed.
From the Newnes wiki:
Here's a rarity, probably one of the last tube TV's made during this time period. I got this for free from local classifieds.
It has a nice picture even for an SPC TV set (silver plastic crap)
14" flat screen
Made in Thailand
Comes with remote
Rear component input and front RCA composite jacks
Video: http://youtu.be/wLuP4Om37AM
It has a nice picture even for an SPC TV set (silver plastic crap)
14" flat screen
Made in Thailand
Comes with remote
Rear component input and front RCA composite jacks
Video: http://youtu.be/wLuP4Om37AM
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