Videokarma.org

Go Back   Videokarma.org TV - Video - Vintage Television & Radio Forums > Rectangular Screen Tube Televisions

We appreciate your help

in keeping this site going.
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #46  
Old 10-19-2011, 11:06 PM
zenith2134's Avatar
zenith2134 zenith2134 is offline
VideoKarma Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 2,539
Hey Chad thanks for that info. Looking through old H. Sams catalogs I see some very obscure brands. Catalina was among them.

As much as it hurts to admit, me and my buddies have destroyed many sets which naturally includes imploding the " kine " . Once we did an -85 Sylvania Superset tabletop (n.a.p.) and the front glass literally expelled towards us after throwing a cinderblock through the screen. lucky we were at a small distance with the video cam Would I do it again? nah. that set had a decent pic still. Stupid.

But yeah it takes a considerable striking force to break the screen on a crt.
Reply With Quote
  #47  
Old 10-19-2011, 11:08 PM
radiotvnut's Avatar
radiotvnut radiotvnut is offline
VideoKarma Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Meridian, MS
Posts: 6,018
From what you describe, that sounds like a WG built set. It should be fully modular; yet, still uses some tubes. That same set was also sold under the Truetone, Bradford, and other house brands.

I think the newest photofact that I've seen on a tube set was from '77 and was on a 12" Sanyo B&W.
Reply With Quote
  #48  
Old 10-19-2011, 11:39 PM
ChrisW6ATV's Avatar
ChrisW6ATV ChrisW6ATV is offline
Another CT-100 lives!
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Hayward, Cal. USA
Posts: 3,464
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad Hauris View Post
Catalina was a house brand of White Stores which I know had locations in Texas. Here is an ad for the chain with some Catalina products.
I love that ad. Get your color TV, four new tires, and a shotgun too!
__________________
Chris

Quote from another forum: "(Antique TV collecting) always seemed to me to be a fringe hobby that only weirdos did."
Reply With Quote
  #49  
Old 10-30-2011, 08:17 PM
peverett peverett is offline
VideoKarma Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 883
Living in Texas, I have an early to mid 1970s Catalina portable color set. This one is solid state and I think made in Japan. Other than a somewhat weak red gun and dirty switch contacts(on the auto color switch), it works ok. I think I also have an earlier 19" tube type black and white set. I have not worked on it yet.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:38 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
©Copyright 2012 VideoKarma.org, All rights reserved.