Symphonic mini B&W TV
 

Who remembers THESE little cuties?

Another view
 

Either that's a really big cup of mud, or that set is smaller than I remember it.

No, Anthony, they're THAT small. I have one-it's in decent shape & works.-Sandy G.

Whoa! I almost got one of those when I was a teenager!! The store (Two Guys) only wanted $90, but that was serious buckage in those days. Thank you for the pix!!!
Tom

There's one of these l'il guys on You-Know-Where right now w/31/2 hrs left for $36.00. Its item #616767386. Looks like it works pretty well, too.I remember seeing these when I went to Noo Yawk w/my family in summer '69. Couldn't cajole my dad into one of 'em, though.-Sandy G.

If you mean the boatload of camera and electronics stores around Times Square back then, I remember those places! It was my first trip to NYC in 1971 and I was 12, and was totally mesmerized by the city. The memories are still as fresh in my mind today as if it were yesterday! :yes:
Tom

Whatever happened to style? You never see anything as creative as that in the newer sets. I can think of many radios, record players and televisions when I was growing up that were at least interesting to look at. The new stuff has all the charm of a toaster-oven.

That toaster over remark reminded me of way back when banks would tempt you to open a new account by giving away toasters etc.......which led to a Polish bank's bankruptcy, seems that if you brought in a toaster they'd give you $50. Thank you and good night! Try the veal!

Those sleezebag stores still pervade NY as well as San Fran. These operations are the lowest of the low, you'd get a better deal from those fellers in the white vans.

Anthony

Symphonic minni TV
 

HI, I have two of these, one is a parts set if anybody needs anything. The other one I received as a gift in 1969 and still going strong.
Richard

I had a wacky-ass dream once that I was back in NooYawk w/my folks, & went down the "TV/Radio street" & all these little guys were COLOR instead of dumb ol' black & white....and there were several different sizes of 'em, & they ALL wanted to come home w/me....Alas & alack, I STILL couldn't talk my iold man into any of 'em...<Sigh>-Sandy G.

(said like those old Philip Morris commercials)

"Call for Hair-ree Po-ster!"

didnt you have a dead crt in one of those?
seems to be the sore spot .
what is the size and number of the crt?
i wound up with a bunch of tiny crt's and it would be nice if they fit these sets.

Was that Symphonic made by Funai? What's the quality like? Funai has been making bottom of the pile junk for as long as I can remember, but were they good at one time? A TV like that would have been pretty high end back then.

Most of these little guys I've seen on the E-place DO work-or at least produce a raster. I would think they were not used 18/7-or more- like the "real" TV in the den or living room was. And they are getting close to the 40-yr-old mark-maybe Funai made 'em, but did a little better job than they do now.-Sandy G.

Speaking of Funai Ltd., they now have control of the Emerson, Magnavox and Sylvania nameplates. I bought a little Emerson TV/DVD stereo combo last year on the "orphan aisle" at Fart-Mart for a measly $78.00. One of the ribbon cables wasn't seated properly and the DVD wouldn't work as a result. It was an easy fix. Actually, the build quality inside isn't all that bad. Typical modern stuff. Gold band resistors, Nichicon caps, etc. Nice pic quality. It's missing a few features that would have been nice (previous channel return for one). Mine was this horrid flat metallic silver. While it was apart, I masked off the control panel, removed the speakers, pic tube and dvd drawer and painted it with dark charcoal hammertone paint. It looks real classy now!