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Now that’s a TV
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:33 pm
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:33 pm
1978 GE Widescreen 1000
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Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:34 pm to RedRifle
I remember those. Picture wasn't worth crap.
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:35 pm to RedRifle
The GE Widescreen 1000 retailed for $2,800 in 1978, equivalent to $12,723 in 2022 dollars
The screen size was 45 inches measured diagonally (36 inches across and 27 inches vertically), not 75 inches
The screen size was 45 inches measured diagonally (36 inches across and 27 inches vertically), not 75 inches
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:36 pm to RedRifle
My back hurts just looking at it.
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:36 pm to RedRifle
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This post was edited on 1/4/23 at 8:36 pm
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:36 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
What was the weight? Setting the O/U at 350
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:38 pm to RedRifle
Free-standing TVs look so trashy.
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:39 pm to RedRifle
That thing is basically a Mardi Gras float.
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:39 pm to RedRifle
Only thing missing is the kid that had to go outside to turn the old school 20+ foot antenna to get a better picture of the game.
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:40 pm to tss22h8
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Picture wasn't worth crap.
There were fricking horrible. I remember my parents had some friends we used to go watch LSU away games with at their house when they were on Tiger Vision. They got a big screen TV (not as big as the one in the picture, but it was that screen where it being bigger made it look worse) and it was a big deal "it will look like you are on the field with the team". I just remember thinking the whole time "I wonder what it would be like to play Nintendo on it?"
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:41 pm to MSTiger33
quote:
What was the weight? Setting the O/U at 350
This article guesses it was 150-200lbs.
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The GE Widescreen 1000 looks like it should have weighed half a ton, but the looks are deceptive. It was largely empty space inside, so the cabinet contributed more to the weight than the CRT or the electronics. I couldn’t find any mention of the weight, but since it was the size of a large dresser, it was probably along the lines of 150 to 200 pounds.
LINK
Posted on 1/4/23 at 8:43 pm to RedRifle
Growing up, we rocked a beautiful bastard like this back in the day
Posted on 1/4/23 at 9:35 pm to RedRifle
We had this setup, although I don’t remember if it was an RCA or GE. The VCR alone cost over 1200.00, so over 4 grand, total. No cable, 2-3 channels.
I believe the family made me get rid of the VCR when I was decking the attic floor. In 2010. That mfer weighed about 50 lbs. The remote was on a wire which let you pause or unpause. Sweet, at the time.
I believe the family made me get rid of the VCR when I was decking the attic floor. In 2010. That mfer weighed about 50 lbs. The remote was on a wire which let you pause or unpause. Sweet, at the time.
Posted on 1/4/23 at 9:44 pm to SPEEDY
Y’all were rich baw congratulations!
Posted on 1/4/23 at 9:51 pm to SPEEDY
quote:
Growing up, we rocked a beautiful bastard like this back in the day
My grandparents had one like that and used it deep into the 2000s. After they died I think we just left it in the house after my dad sold it because it was heavy as shite and who wanted that thing these days. I kind of wish we would have moved it somewhere and kept it now..
Posted on 1/4/23 at 9:56 pm to MSTiger33
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What was the weight? Setting the O/U at 350
Whatever it weighs, if you put a Sony Trinitron logo on it, go ahead and add 100lb.
Those SOB's had lead weights in them.
Posted on 1/4/23 at 9:59 pm to RedRifle
I had one of these to play my NES, and then SNES on..till I was upgraded to one of these
Which was color..blew me away.
This post was edited on 1/4/23 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 1/4/23 at 10:02 pm to OweO
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play Nintendo
more like some Atari Pong
Posted on 1/4/23 at 10:08 pm to PerplenGold
OMG, this reminds me of my days as an A/V installer. An old lady asked us to put a 40" Mitsubishi on top of her kitchen cabinets. That thing was 210 pounds.
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