rpm1200
09-22-2015, 09:39 PM
Saw this at Salvation Army last month, in complete working order. It is a 27-inch TV/AM/FM/CD combo from 1987. The "TV" section is just a monitor with composite video input and power cord, no audio section or tuner. The "Receiver" section contains the radio and television tuners along with a single CD player. The NTSC tuner built into the receiver is cable-ready and has an MTS decoder. The speakers are part of the cabinet.
The receiver also handles the on-screen display. Unlike most contemporary Sony TVs which had primarily green OSD, the on-screen display is white with back borders. I assume this is because it was easier to implement without direct access to the RGB signals.
Was this Sony's only attempt at a combo? It's certainly the only one I've ever seen.
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The receiver also handles the on-screen display. Unlike most contemporary Sony TVs which had primarily green OSD, the on-screen display is white with back borders. I assume this is because it was easier to implement without direct access to the RGB signals.
Was this Sony's only attempt at a combo? It's certainly the only one I've ever seen.
http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt282/rpm1200/th_IMG_20150829_154519860_zpsyaiyiskc.jpg (http://s620.photobucket.com/user/rpm1200/media/IMG_20150829_154519860_zpsyaiyiskc.jpg.html)http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt282/rpm1200/th_IMG_20150829_154557021_zpsfbprk5m3.jpg (http://s620.photobucket.com/user/rpm1200/media/IMG_20150829_154557021_zpsfbprk5m3.jpg.html)
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