I have a color TV

[Jeffhs]

I'm glad to see that your Zenith System 3 console still works, over thirty years since it was new. Just goes to show how good Zenith TVs were back in the day, before the company left Chicago. Hopefully, that Zenith you have (and the Sony 36-incher) serve you well for many more years; I wouldn't be surprised if your console goes another five years, anyway, considering all the work you've put into it. It has been said you cannot kill a Zenith, and your console is tangible proof of that.

Your sets, both of them, should work well with Blu-ray players if you use RF modulators with them, unless your Sony TV already has A/V input jacks. I used one with my RCA TV and two DVD players, and they worked quite well. Then I got a flat screen in August 2011, and a Blu-ray player shortly after. Very good picture even with an RF mod, although now with my flat screen I can connect my DVD directly to the set via an HDMI cable. However, I don't notice much difference in the picture between composite cables and HDMI. One difference I did notice was that I no longer need to set my TV on channel 4 to watch DVDs; all I do now is put in a DVD, select a direct video input on my flat screen's input menu, push the play button on my universal remote, and I'm good to go.

Last but not least, I was sorry to read at the bottom of your post of the passing of another of your cats. You had him or her for eleven years, though, so he or she left you with lots of nice memories. I've lost a dog and two cats myself since 1987, and miss them -- especially my dog and my second white cat.

My third cat, Kiki, has been with me four years now. She was three when I got her, and now, she is one of the most affectionate animals it has ever been my pleasure to own. She is now seven years old, or will turn seven some time this year (I'm not sure, as I don't know exactly when she was born, having gotten her at a shelter), and is doing quite well. I'll attach a picture of her at the end of this post.

Kiki - seven years old and soooooooooo affectionate! (Click on the photo to see a larger view, as the small thumbnail doesn't do her justice; she's just that cute, IMO).