17 Feb
2010
17 Feb
'10
1:43 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:11 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: OT: Televisions
On 17 Feb 2010 at 11:24, Jules Richardson wrote:
ISTR some solid-state models - vacuum tubes were mostly '60s and early '70s, if I
remember correctly. -- Ian
Brian Lanning wrote:
> The next question pertains to console televisions. I'd like to
find
> (much to my wife's dismay) a console
television like the one my
> parents had back in the late 70s. I'd like to use it to play old
> video game consoles from the 70s and 80s. I believe these were all
> vacuum tube sets though, is that correct? Is there a good source
> for these things (the TVs and the tubes) today?
There's someone trying to give away a nice 27" RCA console (with the
turntable-style mounting) on the local CL. They're not uncommon,
just big and heavy--a lot of particle board went into those slab-
sided cabinets.