On Feb 16, 2010, at 4:53 PM, 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?
It is absolutely NOT correct...They were tube up until the early
1970s, but were made in solid-state form (except for the CRT of
course) for many years after that. I purchased such a solid-state
console TV, brand new, for a family member around 1992 or so.
Is there a good source for these things (the TVs and
the tubes)
today? I imagine people threw them away mostly.
Pretty much. Check freecycle lists or craigslist until one shows
up. They're not uncommon.
If these are difficult to find and/or maintain,
Not either..
I've considered trying to create a replica
console
television from a newer set, maybe even something with an LCD in
it. I'd
probably prefer an original though. Then i could invite my mother
over and
sit too close to the television for her.
Oh good heavens. ;)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL