First solid state color tv set

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Originally Posted by roundscreen

This info is not boring at all. You ans many questions that I could not figure out. I am seeing two different dates on this set, 1966 and 1968.
One other thing you pointed out was Quasar was a name given by motorola not panasonic. I thought quasar came into play after panasonic took over.

Amen! This thread is not boring - keep those anecdotes coming!

My contribution - My Dad worked for a Motorola Dealer from 1966-1973, servicing audio. He bought one of the all solid state works-in-the-drawer Quasars from his boss in 1970 or so. Dad used to tell the story about how Motorola's "Instamatic" auto-color button created quite a firestorm with Kodak - they owned the trademark! I guess it was settled through royalties, because it was on sets through several years.

I got my hide tanned one Saturday morning for playing with the easily-accessible screen controls on the back of that Quasar console. Hey! Look! I can make the picture purple! I learned my lesson....

Cheers,