[Sandy G]

I REALLY need to get a digicam-& then shanghai Bethany into showin' me how to work the damthing...Teeny tiny CRT-based TVs are kind of a passion of mine...I have 15 or so...several of which are color. They're harder to find, because they were usually outrageously expensive when new, not many were sold. I bought a 1.5" Panasonic color set when they were new at the local hardware store, everybody thought I was Nutz 'cause I paid as much for it as I would have for a "real" TV... OTOH, a lot of them are practically new appearing, they generally didn't see much use. They DO have problems, though-These Sharps have an IC that has a tendency to go "Shazzbat", & they are about Unobtanium.. The little Panasonic 1.5"s have a cabinet that will almost break if you look at it cross-eyed. Most of these guys date from the early-mid 1980s, & you don't have the big "network" of aficionados that provide parts & tech support that "real" antique electronics have, & the companies generally are useless, especially now that CRTs are dirty words. I have 2 little Quasar 3.5" color sets from '85 that Matsushita has no reference at all to ever producing...But dammitt, I have 2 of 'em..Had 3, & gave one away to a boy...