'81 System 3 Zenith

[zenith2134]

Hey, was given this TV from a friend the other day. It was headed for the dumpster so I HAD to save it.

Its a 19" tabletop from 1981, with the 9-151 tuning board and the stand-up HV assembly. Got a great picture, didn't even have to adjust focus or grayscale! Love Zeniths.

These sets are just about the last TVs I'll collect. This one is a non-remote set, however has an electronic LED tuner which tops out at Channel 40. Volume and power are manual switches, and pots.

the CRT is a 19VLQP22 which was apparently used in many arcade games in the early 1980s. Its an Extended-Field-Length in-line gun with 'Tri-Focus'.

This one's also got the photocell (color sentry) to automatically adjust the set's brightness in accordance to the ambient lighting in the room. I keep it turned off, hehe.

As Grimer pointed out, these sets always revert back to channel 2 after being powered down. Can be a bitch if watching OTA, but luckily I run DTV via RF output and have it set so channel 3 is actually channel 2

Anyone like these sets ? The last of the last 'GOOD' Zeniths....Built in Missouri but with Mexican boards.