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The best TV in 1972
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:22 pm
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Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:26 pm to RedRifle
The eye was really Big Brother.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:29 pm to RedRifle
The remote for that TV was metal. About 4 inches wide. 8 inches long. And had a title pf 6 buttons 
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:32 pm to RedRifle
I think I still have a hernia from moving one of those heavy cabinet bastards. No wonder we just sat the new tv on it for a few months.
This post was edited on 5/22/20 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:36 pm to RedRifle
This is exactly why attendance is down at sporting events. The experience at home has improved 1000%. Probably more.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:36 pm to RedRifle
Thank god for advances in technology. Those mofos were a bitch to move, now you can just throw your arm over your tv and pick it up
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:48 pm to RedRifle
I remember in the late '70s I got to hold -- and watch! -- one of those mini TVs (it belonged to my older cousin)
I still recall the thrill. No computer has ever come close to that feeling.
I still recall the thrill. No computer has ever come close to that feeling.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:49 pm to RedRifle
I still love this format for TV's. Wish someone would do a furniture version with an LCD that was on the floor. Laying on the floor playing video games and watching The Jeffersons and Diff'rent Strokes reruns was 100.
Having all that real estate on top would be great to put an Xbox and a receiver. This TV on the wall bullshite needs to die already. Don't even get me started on TV's hanging over fireplaces, an abomination of the nouveau riche.
I believe TulaneLSU's mom is still rocking a 27" Trinitron from Alterman.
Having all that real estate on top would be great to put an Xbox and a receiver. This TV on the wall bullshite needs to die already. Don't even get me started on TV's hanging over fireplaces, an abomination of the nouveau riche.
I believe TulaneLSU's mom is still rocking a 27" Trinitron from Alterman.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 10:32 pm to RedRifle
O/U on the weight?
Posted on 5/22/20 at 10:34 pm to RedRifle
I remember my dad taking the glass tubes out of the TV and going to the convenience store where they had a charger. Or for a nominal fee, you could take already charged ones and leave yours in exchange.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:04 pm to RedRifle
My first TV I was allowed to have in my room was a black and white made by Ford.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:31 pm to RedRifle
This thread makes me miss my childhood.
Posted on 5/23/20 at 12:10 am to RedRifle
Loved watching the Godfather on that bad boy.
Posted on 5/23/20 at 12:17 am to RedRifle
Bet the fedex guys would be hating life if this were still the tv's they were delivering daily
Posted on 5/23/20 at 4:50 am to RedRifle
Besides weighing enough to give 2 grown men a hernia moving the damn things, back then this TV probably cost $600+ and it was a mind-blowing 25 inch wide screen.
About 15 years ago my last old style tube TV went out. It was a 25 inch Sony and from front to back was probably 20+ inches deep. I had to bring it to the curb and live in a 2 story. Getting it from the bedroom, down the hall, past the living room out to the front porch and down the stairs like to killed me.
That damn thing had to be over 100 lbs. and was awkward as hell to grab and hold on to.
I replaced it with a 32 inch HDTV that I carried up under one arm.
About 15 years ago my last old style tube TV went out. It was a 25 inch Sony and from front to back was probably 20+ inches deep. I had to bring it to the curb and live in a 2 story. Getting it from the bedroom, down the hall, past the living room out to the front porch and down the stairs like to killed me.
That damn thing had to be over 100 lbs. and was awkward as hell to grab and hold on to.
I replaced it with a 32 inch HDTV that I carried up under one arm.
Posted on 5/23/20 at 6:01 am to RedRifle
I remember using cable box like this.
Posted on 5/23/20 at 7:38 am to RedRifle
My grandparents had that exact Magnavox. I liked that TV. Man do I miss the 70's and miss my grandparents terribly.
Posted on 5/23/20 at 7:56 am to RedRifle
This was life changing. You couldn’t give it away today.
Posted on 5/23/20 at 8:15 am to RedRifle
There’s a guy on YouTube that resurrects and repairs vintage tube TVs, radios too. I found him looking for guitar amp repair videos.
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This post was edited on 5/23/20 at 8:18 am
Posted on 5/23/20 at 8:20 am to RedRifle
We had a tv that looked identical to the tv in the OP. Same color & style. Sturdy MFer.
But it had to be a later version (mid-70s) because you could lift the top lid and play vinyl records on a built-in turntable. I thought that was the shite.
But it had to be a later version (mid-70s) because you could lift the top lid and play vinyl records on a built-in turntable. I thought that was the shite.
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