View Full Version : Old Zenith is it worth picking up?


Moose
01-08-2022, 07:19 PM
I was browsing Kijiji someone has this old Zenith in the free section.

Is it worth picking up? any good? 70's or 80's?

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/apUAAOSw-Nph2fvw/s-l640.webp

Electronic M
01-08-2022, 07:45 PM
Got a picture or link?

Zenith made a lot of different sets for decades. Most were excellent, but a few weren't.

Moose
01-08-2022, 08:57 PM
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1601178727

dishdude
01-08-2022, 09:25 PM
Yes! Snag it for free.

Electronic M
01-08-2022, 09:30 PM
That set is either a 4 tube hybrid, or an earlier higher tube count hybrid. Glad it's in Canada if it were in Milwaukee I'd be all over it. Those are great sets.

AlanInSitges
01-09-2022, 09:41 AM
Hell yes, go get it! Great set! I think it's the 12-tube hybrid set; the four-tube version had a different knob on the UHF tuner and I'm pretty sure they all had Chromacolor branding.

zeno
01-09-2022, 01:30 PM
The set IS a 19" 4 tube hybrid. apx 1974. Very desired by many here.
Built from B-line til F-line, a long run. Easy to fix & you can get almost
any parts. Built like a tank so bring a good back to move it !

73 Zeno:smoke:
LFOD !

ARC Tech-109
01-10-2022, 02:57 AM
Absolutely, grab it. I concur with the others here, those are great sets and not difficult to work on.

mr_rye89
01-10-2022, 09:52 AM
Yeah I'd grab it. But I need another TV like I need a hole in my head :D

Tube TV
01-11-2022, 01:35 PM
I wouldn't pass it up.

probnot
01-11-2022, 10:18 PM
Great find!

Kijiji is messing with me and saying that ad was in my city. I'm going to pretend it wasn't and I didn't just miss out, because I never see any older Zenith sets like that around here.

TVTim
01-14-2022, 11:45 AM
So.....did you get it?

ARC Tech-109
01-16-2022, 10:12 AM
TVTim: thanks for making me feel old with the ColorTrak logo, remember them well.

TVTim
01-17-2022, 09:23 AM
You are very welcome!

TVTim
01-17-2022, 09:25 AM
Sorry for making you feel old.

ARC Tech-109
01-17-2022, 04:48 PM
How about the New Vista Color (nuvister?), TransVista color and the XL-100? A time when the name had a real meaning. Don't worry I am old

TVTim
01-18-2022, 12:22 PM
How about the New Vista Color (nuvister?), TransVista color and the XL-100? A time when the name had a real meaning. Don't worry I am old

RCA was always my favorite.

DavGoodlin
01-19-2022, 04:17 PM
I worked at a store delivering new RCAs in the early 80s, XL-100 became the lower priced models since ColorTrak was the current flagship line. ColorTrak 2000 and "dimensia" system were the last of the new models.