1977 Toshiba 19"

[zenith2134]

I set this one up as a temporary daily-watcher while my G.E. 'ac' chassis gets some video repairs..and it's good a really nice picture.(my camera does it zero justice)

It's actually a XAM brand set, solid state Made in Japan...very heavy metal cabinet &built well overall...Plus the UHF tuner is way neat.

Anyone have late 70s Toshiba sets?

[matt_s78mn]

I once had a 70's Sears TV that was built by Toshiba. The controls looked very similar to yours. It was a very solid, well built set and was a great performer.

[bgadow]

I have a 79 Sears 13 incher; sure wish somebody would get it from me.

My high school sweetheart's father had a Teknika which looked a lot like this XAM. I'd assumed it might be a US-built W-G, but maybe not? I wasn't on good enough terms with him to go poking around the back of his TV! (as for his daughter, well....)

Who was the marketing genius to come up with a name like XAM? Cheap looking font they used, too.

[jstout66]

I've got a 77 "Coronado" that is a Toshiba.

[zenith2134]

Good call on the Coronado's...there was one in a thrift shop I passed up that looked Japanese too. Also, "Broadmoor" (sp?) was a similar set.

The CRT is a strange number which I cannot recall offhand, but i'm 99% sure it's a delta-gun arrangement due to the convergence assembly.

This one had some trouble with the vertical linearity (at the top) but some adjustment and a 330Ω resistor near the b+ adjustment fixed that. The B line was about 12v down from the posted value inside the set ... works like a charm now!

[radiotvnut]

I've got a '76 Toshiba 9" blackstripe that has a good picture.

I think Toshiba made TV's for most of the chain stores. Years ago, I had a 19" tube-type Penncrest color TV that was built by Toshiba. The chassis used modular PC board construction, like the later solid state sets.

[zenith2134]

This one's modular too, just like the 13" XAM/Toshiba I've got from 1976.

Judging by the condition of the tube and the interior of the set, this one's seen heavy use...pretty good track record

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by bgadow

Who was the marketing genius to come up with a name like XAM? Cheap looking font they used, too.

It was a store called E. J. Korvette, if I remember right, or it might have been S. S. Kresge (the company that later opened the K-mart stores). In 1974, my brother bought a basic stereo system and a multi-band radio that were both XAM brand.

[Username1]

He's right Korvettes had the XAM brand, I had a few of the $69. B&W sets with tubes 12"ers and they looked a lot like the GE's of the same size. 12" B&W with all the knobs on the bottom. They were store specials.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._J._Korvette (some electronics manufactured by Roland Electronics of Japan)

Great store I use to get all my records there as a kid, and they had a very well stocked photographic department complete with chemicals, enlargers, paper, film, kid memory moment..................................

[zenith2134]

Yep, EJ Korvette's...my older family members have fond memories of their stores, and yes I've heard about the vast record depts. from them!

[bgadow]

Thanks for the info! I've seen a number of records and some photographic stuff with their price tags.

[zenith2134]

i'm still trying to figure out if this is an inline gun or not....i doubt it based on those convergence coils and pots...i'm gonna open it and get the crt#

[Kiwick]

Toshiba made some oddball Inline CRTs in the mid 70s that required a complex convergence circuit just like a delta CRT

They had phosphor stripes on the screen instead of dots though.

[waltchan]

Did Toshiba produce the most durable TVs during the late 70s to early 80s?

[grimer]

Originally Posted by zenith2134

Anyone have late 70s Toshiba sets?

Hmmmmm....I think I had one just like that