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06-21-2011, 08:15 PM
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Found in the trash! Admiral portacolor?
Cool lil set
 . Missing the top handle for some reason, but she fired right up with snow on the screen  Ironically, I got it on the way home from the dealership with my new 2009 Scion xB. What a way to break in a new vehicle appropriately  . Is this indeed a Portacolor?
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06-21-2011, 08:21 PM
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Neat TV! Ge's are portacolors. What is the model number? Someone here may know what it is.
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06-21-2011, 08:38 PM
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I really don't think it's a portacolor in disguise....I'd think that they were capable of building their own color sets, even the smaller ones...I of course may be wrong though.
It's a nice looking one and ya can't beat the price!
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06-21-2011, 09:58 PM
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This was a genuine Admiral; I have a couple of them badged as Airlines. Both of mine are from Admiral of Taiwan; I don't know if they ever built them here. This looks very similiar. I haven't been able to get a good picture out of either of mine. (pretty poor color and pincushion issues) That doesn't at all mean I don't like 'em, though! The CRT is slightly larger than the GE sets, as I recall. Might be a 12".
I know Philco-Ford sold a rebadged Portacolor, and I'm pretty sure someone here has a Packard-Bell version. There were store brands, too, of course. I don't think any other major manufacturers in the US sold them, though.
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06-21-2011, 10:34 PM
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That is a great rescue. You don't see many tube sets on the curb anymore. I wonder what year it was made. I'm guessing early to mid '70s.
I hope you enjoy your xB. I just got an '09 Xb this past March. Fun little hauler.
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06-22-2011, 12:49 AM
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I had one of those that was also made in Taiwan. IIRC, I had to replace an open coil in the video circuit. It had a watchable picture. Not great; but, watchable. I think it was still better than a GE portacolor. I think these were made druing the early-to-mid '70's and I think they were also sold under the K-mart and Truetone names.
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06-22-2011, 02:39 AM
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Ya can't get a better price on the portables, but occasionally one can find someone who will pay ya to haul away a console that has been cluttering up their digs for too long.
Nice score, I bet you will enjoy it. Tom C.
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06-22-2011, 06:11 AM
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send me a PMI'd rather the set be in the hands of someone who longs for it rather than it sit on the shelf here....
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06-22-2011, 08:13 AM
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iirc toshiba design built in taiwan.whats the eia on the crt?
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06-22-2011, 09:01 AM
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I worked on one of those sets several years ago. It was still USA made. The CRT was Admiral made. The circuitry is totally different than a GE. They also re-badged that set for Motorola. 1968 model year.
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