Who has a Zenith Panorama in their collection? - Videokarma.org TV - Video

rpm1200 · #1 05-07-2010, 08:43 AM

I've always liked the over-the-top 70s styling of the Zenith Panorama sets. Who has one in their collection? Got pictures?

I used to see a fair number of those sets around. Over 10 years ago I was working at Circuit City and noticed that they were throwing out a fairly recent Panorama (I believe it had MTS and it definitely had Space Phone). (The delivery guys would sometimes bring back old TVs when delivering new ones.) I wish I could have taken it home.

rpm1200 · #2 05-07-2010, 10:52 AM

Alright, I'll get this started... found these in the forum:

I also found that they made a 19" Panorama, I would not mind getting one of those... I only thought they made 25-inchers.

kx250rider · #3 05-07-2010, 10:55 AM

I have a Chromacolor II version, but no pictures handy. It has the early style Chro II tuner with the large door, and the white thumb wheel varactor tuner. Space Command 1000 remote with zoom. I think it's a 1974 model; 25EC45 chassis. As far as I know, the cabinets were identical from the first version (as mine), to the last ones in the mid-90s with the 9-214 main board.

Charles

radiotvnut · #4 05-07-2010, 11:00 AM

I don't currently have one; but I have had an early System 3 with the 9-153 sweep module and a second generation system 3 with the 9-160 module. The 9-160 set had a cable ready tuner, while the older one had the vertical channel readout varactor tuner. And, I remember seeing a CCII version with the vertical varactor tuner. I wonder if one of these sets was ever built with the horizontal solid state chassis?

kx250rider · #5 05-07-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by radiotvnut

I don't currently have one; but I have had an early System 3 with the 9-153 sweep module and a second generation system 3 with the 9-160 module. The 9-160 set had a cable ready tuner, while the older one had the vertical channel readout varactor tuner. And, I remember seeing a CCII version with the vertical varactor tuner. I wonder if one of these sets was ever built with the horizontal solid state chassis?

Vague, possibly inaccurate memory of seeing one with the 4-tube hybrid chassis... I may be thinking of the Avanti, which came with all-tube, hybrid, flat chassis Chro., upright Chro., and at least through 9-214 version Sys III.

Charles