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RE: Do I have the oldest daily used TV on planet earth?

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Rod H.

In Reply to: RE: Do I have the oldest daily used TV on planet earth? posted by grantv on April 13, 2012 at 08:55:51

I bought a new 19" RCA in the late 70s for $400, and it didn't even have a remote. That was $100 more!! It did have a digital tuner though. The set only lasted about five years. A friend gave me $100 for it and spent another $90 to get it fixed.

Amazing how prices have have dropped on TV sets.

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RE: Do I have the oldest daily used TV on planet earth? - DavidLD 11:15:38 04/13/12 (1)
I have a 19 inch Montgomery WArd/Admilral TV in my bedroom that gets daily use. It's getting up there as it was purchased a couple years before MW went bankrupt. It's been a great set, clear bright picture and never been touched inside.

I have two older 13-inch sets that work fine but do not get daily use. The older one has the click-type tuner. Neither came with a remote... For more on vintage TVs see my post on my small TV collection on Vintage.
- We had a beloved late 70s Panny that bit the dust about 4 years after we bought it - Road Warrior 15:38:48 04/13/12 (0)
  Sleeping one night, heard a horrendous crash in the living room. Went out there, and our 21" Panny had fallen off its stand due to a heavy picture hanging about 3-4 feet DIRECTLY above it coming loose from its anchor, slammming down on the Panny, knocking it on to the floor.
  Sure, it wasn't hi def but it had the single best blacks I've ever had in a tv including our 32" 2000 Sony WEGA CRT, our 65" panny Plasma HD, and our Sony 55" LED LCD. Amazing. Replaced the Panny with the single WORST TV EVER-GRRRRRR. A 25" RCA, a big ass damn near furniture piece on a swivel. Most washed out pic, always in the shop, and the biggest piece of crap ever.
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  Do I have to spell it out?
  
  C----H----E----E----S----E
  A---N---D
  O---N---I---O---N---S
  Oh no.....
  
  "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
  
  Edits: 04/13/12

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