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Found a Blue 4" Watchman
I have been collecting Sony flat tube portables for several years and have never seen a 4 inch model in blue before, although I think that I have found most colors.
Recently, a light blue FD42A turned up on the bay, and I was happy to purchase it, for Pippins enjoyment. Considerable upgrade from the set that he had as a kitten. jr |
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I bought a grey 2"version off the rack in front of the store...1st time I ever bought a brand-new TV that WASN'T boxed up in box you could run a truck over. IIRC, the outfit went toes up not long after that...
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Now, if you could just find that elusive plaid one!
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Aside from plaid, which i'm sure was not available does anyone here know of any other colors used for the FD 40 series. The box shows a green one, but I have never seen an actual set in green. jr |
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Awww, those kitten pictures are adorable! I've got a blue FD-20A, but that's all in the Watchman department. I use it as a serial console with a Raspberry Pi Zero sometimes. If I had a kitty you'd bet it'd be my kitty TV.
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I believe I remeber a white one a pink one and a yellow one called a sport watchman with some measure of splash proof covering. I had one of the blue ones. It was a nice set. To bad they are not that usefull today as I was crazy about any miniature tv back then.
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Does your blue FD-20 have a sports logo? I have yet to see a plain blue one. jr |
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Great set for the cute kitty Jr.Now you have to find a 4 inch red set for your collection .You can set up a red white and blue for forth of July or flag day.That will keep Pippins busy watching all 3 of them.LOL.......
As of now I only have one grey 2 inch set here. |
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Are you saying that a red 4 inch model was produced? That would be a great find for my collection! jr |
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You know I could be mistaken about the model number. It might be a 10A. My collection isn't accessible where I currently live, it's about 4 hours away, so I can't tell you for sure. It's the right-side up and has a video-input, but I think the display is centered. No radio.
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Update: Just found a blue 20A on the 'bay and nabbed it! jr Last edited by jr_tech; 09-03-2017 at 01:38 PM. Reason: add update |
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Really nice, clean display of your Watchman's. Cute photos of your cats. The blue is a favorite.
The rarest, hard to find Watchman was the FD-200 which sold only in Japan and sold 6 months prior to the introduction of the U.S. model, FD-210. The FD-200 was black and called "Flat TV". I think you already know that these two models had the only true flat CRT. All other Watchman's had a slight curvature. This is my FD-200
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Wow! that is a spectacular find... thanks for posting.
Actually it is the same cat in both pictures, about 5 years difference. The sable burmese darken considerably and get more silky with age. jr |
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