Hazel, Color episode

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by kx250rider

I know that Magnavox had a color indicator lamp on their color sets until at least '66 or so... And I think Motorola did too, but it may have been a tuning indicator; I'm not sure.

All the color sets had a badge of some sort, with RCA using a rainbow prismic rectangular thing during the 60s that said New Vista Color. I think the only RCA color sets not displaying some kind of color badge were the CT-100 through CTC-4.

None of the RCAs lit up. However, all TVs with doors had a jewel lamp somewhere outside the doors to show if the TV was on by law.

Charles

Hi Charles,

The RCA CTC-4, CTC-5 door models had no exterior jewel lamps. They did have a lighted channel indicator.

-Steve D.