Kamakiri
03-05-2003, 06:50 AM
Thought this might make an interesting topic for discussion....
I remember going into Calvin's appliances with my parents sometime around 1977 shopping for a TV to replace what I remember to be a CTC-20 RCA or thereabouts. The set that we purchased was a very nice console GE "Performance" that had something called a VIR light. If I remember correctly from the salesman's explanation (I was young, but this stuck), the VIR actually got the correct color signal from the airwaves, and displayed it properly, eliminating the need to touch the tint controls, etc. I'm sure that was a precursor to just a simple automatic color setting, but does anyone know about it, or have a set with VIR? There was a cool red light that would come on when the VIR signal was locked in :cool:
I haven't seen a set ANYWHERE with VIR in many years, not even at the thrifts.
The set lasted until 1984, when something (can't recall what) died, and it was replaced with a Zenith 19" color. IIRC, the '83 model Zenith had red LEDs for the channel indicator, the '84 switched to green.
I remember going into Calvin's appliances with my parents sometime around 1977 shopping for a TV to replace what I remember to be a CTC-20 RCA or thereabouts. The set that we purchased was a very nice console GE "Performance" that had something called a VIR light. If I remember correctly from the salesman's explanation (I was young, but this stuck), the VIR actually got the correct color signal from the airwaves, and displayed it properly, eliminating the need to touch the tint controls, etc. I'm sure that was a precursor to just a simple automatic color setting, but does anyone know about it, or have a set with VIR? There was a cool red light that would come on when the VIR signal was locked in :cool:
I haven't seen a set ANYWHERE with VIR in many years, not even at the thrifts.
The set lasted until 1984, when something (can't recall what) died, and it was replaced with a Zenith 19" color. IIRC, the '83 model Zenith had red LEDs for the channel indicator, the '84 switched to green.