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Old 02-28-2010, 01:40 AM
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Zenith Rectangular

I came across a rectangular color zenith and picked it up I guess this is the model after the 25MC33 roundie from what I was told .. It isnt the hybrid model but I may pick that one up too if they are worth the trouble, any ideas on reliability? They are still in storage I also picked up a B&W Emerson console and a Motorola Console B&W with UHF a couple of dumonts are also available any ideas on them?

The Zenith was in too far deep to get a picture but here is the emerson and Motorola B&W, I will add the zenith later
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Old 02-28-2010, 09:34 PM
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The Zenith should be an outstanding set; with a little care they can be as reliable as any tube color set.

The BW sets could vary quite a bit. The Emersons I've seen were pretty straight forward, the Motorolas not too bad but they can get a little strange sometimes. Later DuMonts are badge-engineered Emersons, older ones are something else entirely.
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Old 03-03-2010, 07:37 PM
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Is the Hybrid Zenith worth paying a few bucks more for? I havent actually paid for the Hybrid but I own the standard Zenith. I would like to have it but he hinted it might cost more but didnt say for sure.
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Old 03-03-2010, 08:05 PM
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Does the Emerson work? mine did not take much.
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Old 03-03-2010, 08:10 PM
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Yes it works I will have it gone through just for safety sakes,not sure what I will do with it after that I am running out of Direct tv IF to connect to.My box is maxed with 7 Tv's now
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Old 03-03-2010, 08:15 PM
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I use my B&W for B&W programming, just looks better IMHO
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Old 03-03-2010, 08:21 PM
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I have to agree with that, my roundies tend to have the color pixels in the 1962 gunsmoke shows that are B&W even my modern sets do not show good B&W
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Old 03-03-2010, 10:09 PM
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The hybrid Zeniths are excellent sets; they probably make as nice a picture as you'll see on anything with a tube on the chassis. That said, I wouldn't dump a huge amount of money in one since there isn't that much demand.
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Old 03-03-2010, 10:23 PM
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any zenith with a delta crt is worth saving.i really dont think they made a bad set from 1962-1980.all of them are keepers.the sharpest picture i ever saw was a zenith hybrid with a 25v in it.never saw reds so deep.watched an ohio state basketball game on it in a furniture store.price tag was 100.00.back then,i didnt have much money.if only i could find it today......
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Old 03-06-2010, 10:17 PM
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Ok I will pick it up then, I have all of the others home with the exception of an unknown to me it looks very interesting but not familiar with RCA Victor 50's color models.
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