We had one of those on wheels. Back then the cords weren’t polarized, case could give you a hell of a thrill if you were grounded.
Those were the days...
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We had one of those on wheels. Back then the cords weren’t polarized, case could give you a hell of a thrill if you were grounded.
Edit: One thing for sure, only picking up one channel, we didn't need a remote (even if we would have know what one was at that time).
Yes, they could light you up. This one came mounted on a pole looking thing that bolted to the floor. Dad took that off and set it on an old end table. We were poor and didn't even know it!
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I worked at a TV store that also took in repairs. The heaviest item on Earth is a metal cased 19" Zenith "portable" going into the back seat of a Cadillac.
When something went wrong with our set, my father would pull the tubes and put them into a paper bag for me to walk to the 7/11 and use their testing stand. You'd line up the pins that matched on the tester stand and if it lit up, you were OK. If it didn't, you'd pull out the drawer below and get its replacement.
Crosley went under, I believe, because too many people got shocked by touching the metal cabinet of the TV with a fault. I DK if anyone died.
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Try my 36” CRT and 27” CRT that I am trying to hire a couple of Mormon kids to help me take to the dump.
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Did that MANY times, but not at 7-11
I WISH I could do that now with my Kuba valves (tubes).
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The old 40in RCA CRT stayed on the shelf in the garage for the new owners, when my dad sold his last house 4 or 5 yrs ago. It still worked perfectly, but the garage was as far as we ever got it when they replaced it with an LCD in the bedroom.
Sony had a 40", the biggest RCA I remember was a 38" 16:9 with built in DirecTV receiver. All of those big CRTs weigh a ton, especially the ones with the flat face. There was A LOT of glass in those monsters.
They don't even want them! Never thought I'd see the day when you couldn't give a TV away.
Some of us don't have many other options since OTA isn't available. YouTube TV does offer my locals, but not all the channels I get from Dish - still debating if I want to switch once my Flex pkg discount pricing expires in August, really like H3 & Primetime Anytime - but I agree, pricing is becoming an issue (especially on a fixed income).
I remember going to Sears to watch the Retailer Chats, then having DISH get all pissed off I was watching and threatening local retailers for leaking me information from the chats... when in reality I was just watching at sears. They never bugged me there.
I used to do that also when I was going to college.
I remember doing a memory dump on the receiver to reset the parental code on the retailer chat channel.
Yeah. Sony made some 40" WEGAs towards the end, but it was Mitsubishi that sold quite a few as they were a bargain at $3999. It took 4 grown men to deliver. Nowadays I see little old ladies toss a 40" into their buggy and roll it to the front.
I still got my 32 wega from 2001.
Still got it, but refuse to move it after I set it in its spot 17 years ago.
Had a fire in 2005 and I made the cleaning company and the movers move it.
It’s a great Tv, just didn’t realize how bad the picture was after getting a 55 LG OLED
I used to do the same thing. I think I have my old tube tester somewhere. Probably with a bunch of old Radio/TV tubes I still have.
Those CRTs have a lot of LEAD in them. Across the front glass.
And Goodwill and the Salvation Army around here have refused to take them for years
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And Goodwill and the Salvation Army around here have refused to take them for years
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I gave away my big CRT analogue set. I ran an ad on CL and pointed out with pictures and text you could connect a game console to this set. Also had the remote. Some lucky kid's mom snatched it quickly. She almost backed off when she discovered how heavy it was but I had it loaded in her car before should could think about it.
Some lucky kid's mom snatched it quickly. She almost backed off when she discovered how heavy it was but I had it loaded in her car before should could think about it.
