XL100 Curbside Find

[zenith2134]

The CTC97 is a very nice set. I ran mine into the ground. Had the two button ultrasonic remote control. It needed filter caps but otherwise very strong performer. It eventually developed a bad delay line in the color circuitry and I couldn't find one that matched up correctly.

[maxhifi]

I like how such a late set still uses an octal plug and socket to connect the yoke to the chassis. Even when this tv was made it was already a 40+ year old connector.

[Reece]

Seeing the set discussed here reminded me there's an XL-100, don't know the model, knob-tuned set in the Antique Depot in Annville PA. (no connection.) Don't know the functional condition of it but they are asking $55 but it's been sitting there a LONG time. Cellphone photos I took today.

[radiotvnut]

Probably a CTC71 delta gun set from around '74. Those upright chassis sets are the best sets that RCA made and they produce an amazing picture when working right.

[Chad Hauris]

I have some Mural TV sets which are just like the last ones shown here. These always seem to have good CRT's. I have seen more weak CRT's with the early 80's RCA inline sets like the first set mentioned here.

[julianburke]

Flybacks, 18 ohm resistor for a vertical problem and sound chip would be common problems for this chassis.

[sampson159]

i have one of those 19 inch xl100s.mine is as plain as it gets.no afc or acm controls,no woodgrain,etc.the picture is amazing!was given to me as a non working set.plugged and played.since no remote,they didnt know how to turn it on.i will post pics later.those upright xl100s were tremendous sets and although we all preferred the zeniths and sylvanias back then,i have found a new appreciation for rca.my 19 and 25 inch xl100s produce as good a picture as i ve seen.

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by sampson159

i have one of those 19 inch xl100s.mine is as plain as it gets.no afc or acm controls,no woodgrain,etc.the picture is amazing!was given to me as a non working set.plugged and played.since no remote,they didnt know how to turn it on.i will post pics later.those upright xl100s were tremendous sets and although we all preferred the zeniths and sylvanias back then,i have found a new appreciation for rca.my 19 and 25 inch xl100s produce as good a picture as i ve seen.

I agree. My RCA CTC-185 19" color set, now in storage since I bought a flat panel last August, had a great picture, but I think my new Insignia (rebadged Sylvania) FP has a much better picture since it is all digital. Don't know about RCA/Thomson FPs, but I'd think they would have better picture quality than even the best NTSC CRT sets, again since FPs are 100 percent digital, as are all TV signals these days -- including, eventually, translators and low-power stations.

Have you tried your XL-100 TVs on digital cable? I think this type of cable service is far superior to the older analog systems; better signal quality, more channels and so on. I don't know what is in the Columbus area as far as cable TV service goes, but I think the area must have at least one all-digital cable system.

[sampson159]

i have my xl100 25 inch hooked up to direct tv.the picture is amazing.the 19 inch is on a digital converter in the garage.it is just as good.reds that are red instead of orange.plain set that really delivers a sharp picture.convergence is nearly perfect and all i had to do was adjust guns.contrast is at minimum and still nice and bright.

[DaveWM]

very nice. I get a lot of comments on my old vintage set, people are shocked at how good they look. That XL100 looks nice.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Reece

Seeing the set discussed here reminded me there's an XL-100, don't know the model, knob-tuned set

I had an RCA set that looked a lot like that, CTC62 IIRC. It used plug in modules in a vertical chassis. The CRT went dead and we tossed it.

[mwplefty]

Mine is a 1974 as you can see. The first one listed I believe is circa 1983.

[dieseljeep]

Aren't those the sets that deguass when you turn it off? That feature always stuck me as strange.

[creeve]

Originally Posted by Reece

Seeing the set discussed here reminded me there's an XL-100, don't know the model, knob-tuned set in the Antique Depot in Annville PA. (no connection.) Don't know the functional condition of it but they are asking $55 but it's been sitting there a LONG time. Cellphone photos I took today.

I realize this is a 2 year old thread, and I wish I would have known about this forum then because maybe I could have picked this set up. This is one of the sets I have been searching for probably the better part of 10 years. They were great sets and one I would like to find mainly because its what I grew up watching. Anyone know the model number? Having at least a model number may help me find one some day.

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by creeve

I realize this is a 2 year old thread, and I wish I would have known about this forum then because maybe I could have picked this set up. This is one of the sets I have been searching for probably the better part of 10 years. They were great sets and one I would like to find mainly because its what I grew up watching. Anyone know the model number? Having at least a model number may help me find one some day.

Being the odd one out as usual, I'm game for an XL-100 discussion, no matter how old the topic. That's the same sort of selection criteria I have for my own sets. This one would have been one of the oldest fairly-common sets from my youth though. I recall an old dial-tuned Quasar table-top set owned by a friend's mom.

Unfortunately, if you're mainly into solid-state chassis sets any newer than the early Zenith flat chassis sets, you'll be relegated to the sidelines here.