Were there any CRT color portable tvs that had BTSC audio demodulating circuitry?

[JohnCT]

The few small TVs I've seen with stereo decoding had speakers on either side of the screen in order to give them at least a *tiny* bit of discernible separation - 20" being about the smallest I've seen with real stereo.

Since most people wanted small CRTs to make them fit a small area, a 20" TV with side speakers would take up as much room as a 23" TV, so they were never all that popular.

Now, regarding Sony, I can't recall a small CRT Sony with stereo. I do remember several RCA, Zenith, and Philips built TVs about 20" with actual stereo.

John

[zeno]

19" & 20" are the smallest I remember. Some smaller sets would do SAP.
Only small sets that may have had Stereo MTS would be TV -radio combos
but I dont remember any.
Zenith who patented MTS never built any under 20". Converters were
available. They ran off the tuner IF output.

73 Zeno
LFOD !

[centralradio]

Hi All. I was to modify my Sanyo TV boombox MTC50 with a MTS decoder from a old TV but never done it..


Probably the hold up was is to finding a decoder board small enough to fit into the cabinet..