Zenith flat CRT HDTV

[dishdude]

I am on the lookout for one of these sets, and I am looking for some info on them. I believe they are one of the last sets made to have a Zenith chassis and Zenith design, is anyone familiar with them? I believe they are from around 2001-2003.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenith-C27V2...item5b15f67c91

[jbattles]

I have that same set and I love it fantastic picture blows any set away and I love it.attachment5.jpg I don't know who made the tube but wow what a picture.

[MRX37]

an HD set with a 4:3 aspect ratio?

[lnx64]

Originally Posted by MRX37

an HD set with a 4:3 aspect ratio?

Yes, some were like this. I have a Prima that's the same way too.

[Eric H]

What resolution were those, higher than 480p?

[MRX37]

Apparently 1080i... so 1440x1080?

[lnx64]

It was still 1920x1080, it just resized the picture vertically by adjusting the v-size on it's own so no lines were lost.

[zeno]

I dont think this is a true Zenith chassis. The last flat
CRT Zenith sets we sold were made by Daewoo ! That
would have been just before this set. The latest real Zenith chassis is
probably in the consoles which were the last Zeniths we sold
( franchised 1958).

I never knew a Daewoo was under the hood til one came in for service
with a bad FBT. I almost crapped myself !
Anyhows Daewoo was an odd duck. If it had Daewoo brand on it
it was a POS. Any other brand on it even the same chassis was
a good set. Go figure
The Zenith /Daewoo gave a damn good pix, well built & well
featured.

73 Zeno

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by MRX37

an HD set with a 4:3 aspect ratio?

Such sets were fairly common in the early days of HD displays. They were much less expensive than the 16:9 sets available in that era. None of them had built-in digital tuners that I am aware of. They typically went into "letterbox" 16:9 mode when switched to an HD input (component video or RGB/"VGA").

Originally Posted by Eric H

What resolution were those, higher than 480p?

Most of them accepted a 1080i input via component or RGB; some also accepted 720p. The actual resolution is/was probably about 720p (1280x720), in the 16:9 area of the CRT.

[jr_tech]

I know that S0ny produced several 16:9 CRT HDTV sets... who else made 16:9 CRT sets? Wouldn't these be fairly collectable? Bet they weighed a ton.

jr

[Findm-Keepm]

The D line would do 1080i, but only from an external input. Circuitry and deflection was basically an LG Computer monitor, with an NTSC tuner and sound tacked in. I've only seen two - one with a cracked case (owner tried to carry it through a door on his shoulder) and one at a conference, unrelated to TVs. C line sets would do 1080i and VGA, to 800x600, IIRC, and yes, were not Zenith sets, but had Zenith labels for the three modules - power supply, main board, and CRT board. I have spec sheets for them in PDF here somewhere.

Cheers,

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

I know that S0ny produced several 16:9 CRT HDTV sets... who else made 16:9 CRT sets? Wouldn't these be fairly collectable? Bet they weighed a ton.

jr

I've seen RCA and Toshiba 16X9 CRT sets....

[jbattles]

it looks like a zenith chassis when I looked inside trough the vent. its such a fantastic set I don't who made it. the set will only do 480i or 1080i through the vga input but makes a nice computer monitor.

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

I've seen RCA and Toshiba 16X9 CRT sets....

Panasonic had their Tau series of 16:9 sets. I had a 30" one I got from Portsmouth (VA) City public schools for 25 bucks , but with the cable box output, I could never get anything other than letterboxed 1080i. It was like watching a small computer monitor. Panasonic had one Tau DVD player that worked with it, but other than that, no other accessories or ATSC tuners.

[MRX37]

Samsung made 16:9 CRT sets at least until late 2003. I know because I found one and brought it home.