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Old 04-22-2010, 11:24 AM
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WAY overpriced. I have 3 of them, which I paid $6 to $30 for. Adding insult to injury, that silver vinyl carry case is for a B&W Watchman

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Old 06-28-2010, 05:24 PM
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Strange Sony Watchman

Found this Sony set (FDL-250T) on eBay a little while ago... the design is a fairly strange "set on a rope" model.

Picture 1... What is it?
Picture 2... A TV set, but it really does not stand up very well.
Picture 3... Ok, you gotta use the little gizzy thing to prop it up!
Picture 4... Fair reception of a low power analog station, decent viewing angle, perhaps a TFT set?
Picture 5... With the sun-shade raised, an A/V input is exposed for direct connection to a DVD player... 16:9 pix is seen here.

A fun addition to my little Watchman collection, but I can't find a production date... anybody here know when it was made?
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Found a PDF manual for the set on Amazon... It is a TFT... product reviews were written in 2001-2002.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-FDL-250T-.../dp/B00005I9QP
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Old 06-28-2010, 07:23 PM
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Found this Sony set (FDL-250T) on eBay a little while ago... the design is a fairly strange "set on a rope" model.

Picture 1... What is it?
Picture 2... A TV set, but it really does not stand up very well.
Picture 3... Ok, you gotta use the little gizzy thing to prop it up!
Picture 4... Fair reception of a low power analog station, decent viewing angle, perhaps a TFT set?

A fun addition to my little Watchman collection, but I can't find a production date... anybody here know when it was made?
jr

Found a PDF manual for the set on Amazon... It is a TFT... product reviews were written in 2001-2002.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-FDL-250T-.../dp/B00005I9QP
Cool little modern one. I was gonna guess 1999 or so when this model came out. It kinda reminds me of those iMac's that come in various colors from the same time period.
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Old 06-29-2010, 12:34 PM
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Nice set, and the only clam shell TV I can think of. I got that one, and my LCD Sony color collection has grown exponentially . I'll put up new pics asap. I still need the 4.5" FDL-4500 (if I'm correct), and only one or two others to be 100% complete on the US market sets.

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Old 06-29-2010, 01:25 PM
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I stared at the Philco Safari when it was new!
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Old 06-29-2010, 01:46 PM
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akent36 said: "I stared at the Philco Safari when it was new!"

Ahh Yes! The "big Watchman"
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