Unisonix XL 990
Rummaging thru my basement the other day,I found this l'il guy. Don't remember or how much it was... It is a 3"B/W TV w/AM/FM built in. Think of those Panasonic 1.5" from about 1980 or so. It "Works", but really, REALLY needs a Deoxit bath. HEAVY l'ill Salami. It has a TOLIBLE picture, & the radio section-Well it AIN'T an R-390A...(Grin)
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I have Unisonic XL-900 series TV, but it doesn't have a radio at all.
http://i.imgur.com/CHTeria.jpg And apparently looks nothing like the 990. |
Lord, NO.. My widdle guy is rather like the size of a good. trashy, summer potboiler novel..
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Lol yea I know what you mean. I saw a few pictures of it, looks like it supports a magnifying lens on it too.
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Every collector should have a Unisonix combo !
I remember the brand but not any perticula model. They were on the "what the hell is that? " list. Idea was NOT to take them in for repair. Some of these odd ball sets were pure garbage & others were surprisingly good. Panasonic made more of this type TV than anyone. But they were in a class of there own. I kinda like working on this stuff. Nice to toss one on the bench when you have been working on 50LB Zenith portables all day. 73 Zeno:smoke: LFOD ! |
I have two of these. One is a Realistic with AM/FM radio and the other is a Broksonic with AM, FM and shortwave. They are well built and good performers. They also came with a generous amount of accessories such as a case, magnifier, earphone and carry strap. They were even made in Japan. The two inch tv screen is such a novelty. Although quite compact inside, I find them to be serviceable. They are definitely not junk despite being sold under several off brand names.
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I've had quite a few of 'em thru the years, I get the feeling that a LOT of 'em-Maybe Most are low time sets. My 990 is a rather "Substantial" little critter. I dunno what they sold for new-I honestly don't remember ever seeing one for sale. They had that mysterious quality of being "Cute" which I'm sure sold a few of 'em. The 1st REALLY successful Sony, the 5-303 had the same sort of quality. Elderly women, especially the "well-Heeled" variety, prolly bought a BUNCH of 'em, & the idiot grandson/.nephew had to Put Forth a reasonable effort to kill one.
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Was this the Unisonic known well to vintage calculator fans?
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Dunno, Kent. Changing the subject, he said-I was lucky enuf to have picked up my BELOVED WFLI Wore a big silly, horsey grin on my fugly mug the next day or so.
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I have this set from.Unisonic .XL990 2 incher and and the XL980 3 incher with cassette recorder silver case version which I got for 1980 Christmas from my late dad. I never heard of Unisonix.I have the manuals here somewhere or both sets..Also have their 5incher set here somewhere.
The Ratshack had their version of the XL990 around the same time. |
The Radio Shack version sold for $199.95 in 1983. I wanted one so bad but at 16 years old, two hundred dollars might as well have been two thousand.
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Yeah,its"Unisonic", NOT w/the "X". My misteak...Too bad the CRT wasn't color-THAT would have REALLY been something.
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From Franks handheld TV site. http://www.guenthoer.de/e-tube.htm The XL990 has alot of brothers and sisters along with the Shacks Realistic 16-103 and others TMK TMK-717,Emerson VR22,ORION TVR-7120,Broksonic CIRT-2097T,Nordmende TR 101 and maybe other clones that we forgot about.They were hot sellers at the time.Especially around summer time. Quote:
Now its broken with a line from up to down on the screen as a screw came loose and blown something out. |
The little1.5" color set is truly AMAZING. The only real complaint I have w/it is its "Rikki-Tikki" case... If you hsve a CT-101, you MUST be extraordinary careful w/it-The case is Very fragile,& easily broke...This Bad Boy was sort of a "Flagship" type product, & why Panasonic wouldn't spring for a case that offered at least a smidgeon of protection, is a mystery to me...
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