View Full Version : 1983 Midland 13" color set model 15-263
pac.attack76 03-12-2016, 10:32 AM Picked from an estate. Probably not used for many years. Works great. I remember having a Midland 19" brand new in 87 and it had the cabinet of a Samsung Celebrity. Aluminum plated remote. Was a great set. This one will now rest on a wall mount stand in the kitchen.
radiotvnut 03-12-2016, 01:57 PM The one here is also a rebadged Samsung and likely sold by Western Auto. After WA dropped the Truetone brand in '81, they got hot and heavy into selling Midland-branded products. These sets produce a nice picture; but, you might want to line up a spare flyback for it because flyback failures are common in '80's Samsung TV's.
TVTim 03-15-2016, 07:59 PM Is this the same Midland brand that made CB radios?
pac.attack76 03-15-2016, 08:42 PM Is this the same Midland brand that made CB radios?
I always wondered that but I can tell you for sure that the name design is exactly the same in appearance. Has to be some affiliation.:scratch2:
Yes, the same parent company.
pac.attack76 03-16-2016, 08:39 AM I thought so. Never had any trouble out of these sets.
Electronic M 03-16-2016, 02:01 PM Yes, the same parent company.
It's more likely the Midland communications receiver company contracted an Asian company to make some TVs for Midland to slap their name on.
radiotvnut 03-16-2016, 02:59 PM We had an early '70's Truetone portable tube color set and the source code indicated Midland International Corporation; however, it looked like the chassis was built by NEC.
jr_tech 03-16-2016, 03:51 PM From what I have seen, it appeared to me that Midland acted as sort of a distributer for electronic products from a number of manufacturers, putting thier brand on a large number of somewhat diverse electronic products.
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wkand 03-16-2016, 03:53 PM Same here. I had a 1972 Midland 16" all tube black and while set - Model 15-126B that had Sharp labels all over it including the CRT. It was a cool set, but was VERY high hour, and the PCB was very burnt around the vertical and horizontal output tubes. The CRT was also getting very weak, so I scrapped it.
TVTim 03-18-2016, 05:58 AM I always wondered that but I can tell you for sure that the name design is exactly the same in appearance. Has to be some affiliation.:scratch2:
Thank you.
pac.attack76 03-18-2016, 07:42 AM I'm getting a 1983 Shasta 16 ft. Travel trailer this weekend so this tv may just be the perfect fit for this. :thmbsp:
TVTim 03-19-2016, 06:33 PM I'm getting a 1983 Shasta 16 ft. Travel trailer this weekend so this tv may just be the perfect fit for this. :thmbsp:
Great combo. Shasta made some nice trailers.
pac.attack76 03-19-2016, 06:37 PM Got some pics. Trailer coming In the morning. All it needs is the floor put in. Old one already cleaned out. All the pieces are included, table, benches, etc.:thmbsp:
pac.attack76 03-22-2016, 04:09 PM Got some new pics after I cleaned it up. Soon I'll get that Midland tv in there.:thmbsp:
pac.attack76 03-22-2016, 04:12 PM Got an 84 vcr that might go well too.:scratch2:
TVTim 03-23-2016, 11:42 AM Got some new pics after I cleaned it up. Soon I'll get that Midland tv in there.:thmbsp:
Sure won't take much to make that look like new. Love the trailer!
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