Weird little RCA CRT mini color set 3.5" CTC-124

[colorfixer]

It may be a Matsushita built set, but not from Canadian market. Canadian market sets are easy to distinguish because they will have a colored paper CSA label (canadian standards association, Canada's electrical safety bureau), have bilingual english/french labelling on the rear, and more often than not, references to RCA's canadian office.

The pattern and layout of the channel labelling is identical to my PC-101 (canadian version of CT-101). Even the controls on the side are laid out the same. The obvious difference would be the CRT, since Matsushita would use their own tubes, but remember that they used RCA tubes as early as 81 in their larger sets.

What year is the set?

[jr_tech]

The mounting plate on the bottom of the set is identical to the one on my Sharp (2 locating holes + screw hole) ... Perhaps RCA sold a tilt stand similar to the one for the Sharp ? The base for the sharp contains the AC power supply.
jr

This recent thread on "packaging" has some great pix of a Sharp, which clearly show control and jack locations:
http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=249963

[leadlike]

Hmm...I didn't notice the mounting plate, but you're right, it is the same. I figured Charle's set had the transformer incorporated into the case, but I guess it runs of wall wart power.

[kx250rider]

Originally Posted by leadlike

Hmm...I didn't notice the mounting plate, but you're right, it is the same. I figured Charle's set had the transformer incorporated into the case, but I guess it runs of wall wart power.

I forgot to mention that... It has a big pack that mounts in keyhole slots on the back of the TV (like a Sony KV-4000). Oddly that does have a Panasonic-ish#(VSQSxxxxxxxxxxxx, or something like that). I bet there was a base accessory... I got a Xerox of the owners manual, but it doesn't say anything about that "tripod mount" or whatever you'd call it.

Charles