Hello all,

We have a few old TV's. One of them is a Sony KV-1201 which is making a ringing sound, but is still going strong. (Using it to watch the Stanley Cup as I type this). Another one is a bigger dinner style TV that works but is not converted. Next we have one with a bad picture tube, and then an Admirial Instant play B&W TV. Then there's a shower radio, a BetaMax, record player, etc. Pictures to come.

Dburger

Pics of some of them. Still a few more to take

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5446/9095158707_0eb462bd0a.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7301/9095757066_d20eca7433.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5344/9093547329_73c1b39ca9.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/9095509471_dd89777c87.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/9095504153_96cc50d98b.jpg

Welcome ! Nice t'have ya !

Welcome to the electronic nut house!

I like the GE Portacolor and that Sony.
I believe that is one of the first Sony Trinitron models, and IIRC actually uses a tube for the HV rectifier. That is one of the few Solid State TVs I'd actually like to own.

I just got a Portacolor a few months back. Here is a picture.
http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i469/ElectronicMemory/DSCN2271_zpscdc0e783.jpg (http://s1095.photobucket.com/user/ElectronicMemory/media/DSCN2271_zpscdc0e783.jpg.html)

Unfortunately the GE is the one that needs a picture tube.

The Zenith Chromacolor II that works
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3800/9093458005_2439891666.jpg

Anybody know what brand the black one is?

I could see the pics in your first post last night, but I can't see any of your pics today....Just some advertisement for photobucket.

Fixed! Ended up starting a Flickr account.

I see an 8-track player, sweet. Hopefully it's not one of those units that uses plastic with a set screw in the top to hold the playback head in place, I have seen a lot of those fatigue-crack. Also, whoa, that's one huge Betamax. I thought my SL-5200 was big. I have seen them in pictures before, but not on top of a console TV.

I see an 8-track player, sweet. Hopefully it's not one of those units that uses plastic with a set screw in the top to hold the playback head in place, I have seen a lot of those fatigue-crack. Also, whoa, that's one huge Betamax. I thought my SL-5200 was big. I have seen them in pictures before, but not on top of a console TV.

I looked at it again and it's actually a Sony BetaScan. I think it's on top of the TV just because. It hasn't been used since about 1991. Currently using the black TV (brand???) and the KV-1201 for the NBA Finals :D

I looked at it again and it's actually a Sony BetaScan. I think it's on top of the TV just because. It hasn't been used since about 1991.
Nah, that's the name for the search mode that was introduced with that machine. It's a Betamax SL-5400, there ought to be a tag on the back or the bottom of the unit that says so.

Correction: More likely to be an SL-5600. I was trying to identify it on the Betamax Collectors site and got confused by the lack of a Beta logo on the front.

Anyways, welcome aboard.

Thanks for the info...I need to test this thing anyway. As you can see by the picture my KV-1201 needs the "Sony" emblem at the bottom. It seems that it shouldn't bee too hard to find a good parts TV. I read that it needs a coil? (It rings sometimes, for example right now)