What was the 1st TV you purchased NEW?

[jstout66]

Just curious as to what your first tv set, you purchased NEW, out of the box was?
As a kid, I saved up and bought a 79 Zenith 19" Chromacolor out of my Uncle's shop. It was the last Chromacolor chassis, but used the NEW System 3 picture tube. I would then "trade up" ever year or so, for a better model.
I don't really count that one tho, cause I got dealer cost, and I'm sure didn't even have to pay it off.

As an adult, the 1st set I purchased NEW was an RCA CTC-185 set. (in 1999) It was a 25" NO FRILLS, with NO RCA inputs. Gave that one away when I got sick of not having a DVD player, and bought another new set in 2003.

[zenithfan1]

I was too young to purchase it, I won it in a D.A.R.E poster contest. Yeah, I know, who would have thought. lol. But anyways it was a '93 Magnavox 13". I still have it but never use it. The first one ever bought for me was Christmas '94 when my Mom gave me a 19" Zenith table model, still have that piece of くそ too. I have never purchased a new tv myself. The newest one I have ever owned is my 2004 Sony Wega KV-30HS420, I love that thing but as soon as a 34XBR960 comes along, sayounara!!

[DaveWM]

84 mitsubishi stereo (got it just to watch the then new MTS stereo sound on miami vice). A cool grand in 1984 dollars.... oh still have it and it still works great.

All my earlier sets were hand me downs.

[zenithfan1]

I know it's off topic but does your Mitsu have that bluish looking CRT when the set is off?? I always liked the picture those tubes put out. Had one back in the late '90s.

[jstout66]

Mark.. A D.A.R.E. contest? hahahahahaha
All of the sets I have now, are hand-me downs, or ones I got used (except for my Toshiba). I don't know what prompted me to get that RCA. I think I had a bug up my ass for finally wanting ONE new set. Go figure I bought one with NO RCA inputs, which prompted me to have to buy a VCR/DVD deck a few years later. When I got sick of the RCA, I gave it to someone who had no TV, and it's still humming along.
My sets now are the 24" Toshiba I bought to replace that RCA, a 32" JVC my brother gave me when he went the flat screen route, and the 81 19" Zenith in bedroom.
Off my own topic, but I clearly remember the first VCR I bought. It was in 1992. My mom gave me a $200.00 check for Christmas towards one, and I went to Circuit City, and found a mono 2head RCA for 249.00, which believe it or not, wasn't too bad of a price in 92. I still have it, but NEVER use it anymore.

[DaveWM]

yes I does have a slight bluest tint. has a very nice pic. Needs speakers as the surrounds have started to break down.

[Komet]

Mivar 14V2E, 1992

[jr_tech]

As a kid, I washed and dried a TON of dishes to save up $100 for this set:



RCA 8PT7032...First new set purchased new in box as an adult; RCA CTC22, for about $300.
jr

[YamahaFreak]

As far as I am aware, I have only ever purchased two sets new.

The first, purchased in 2002, was the first set I could truly call 'my own', as everything before it wasn't mine. (Living room set at the time was a 25" Zenith System 2 'Space Command' console from the 80's) I was about 14 at the time, and the set was a no-frills 13" Sylvania (Funai, I'm sure) set, purchased at Sam's Club for $69.99. It has one mono A/V input. I can't remember if it was on sale or not. I used it in my bedroom for the longest time, until I was given my grandmother's 32" RCA. (One of those 90's sets with the especially bulbous CRTs; it was replaced by a newer Sharp 32" CRT before the problem was found to be the cable box) The Sylvania was displaced to my clubhouse until about a month ago, when it was replaced by a 13" Sony Trinitron found at a thrift store, KV-13M10. I still have the Sylvania with its original remote control, and it still works well.

The second set I purchased new was a significant step up from the little Sylvania. Fast forward to 2004; this one was a Christmas gift to self. The aforementioned 32" RCA had finally developed issues; the set lost horizontal stability and the picture developed a distinct 'hourglass' shape, like a CRT monitor with the 'pincushion' setting way wrong. We joked that it took 'Slim-Fast' . I planned to repair it, but it was gone when I returned from a vacation one day. The parental units chucked it without asking for my input. (I did have the set for several months after it drank the 'Slim-Fast'. ) I needed a new television, but I wanted something smaller that wouldn't take over a decent chunk of my bedroom. (No comments from the peanut gallery about my current Sony 40" XBR! ) I went to Best Buy and found an Insignia (BB's in-house brand) 24" flat tube CRT for $249.99. I liked this set; it had component video inputs, stereo sound with bass/treble/balance controls, and a really good picture. (LG/Philips CRT) This set lived in my room until it was displaced to my younger brother's bedroom when I picked up the Sony KV-40XBR800 off Craigslist about two years ago. He still uses it and it still works great, including the original remote control.

Yes, I ramble.

[zenithfan1]

Originally Posted by jstout66

Mark.. A D.A.R.E. contest? hahahahahaha

LOL! Well, at the time I was in third grade......oh, yeeaah, that was the first time I ever got drunk. But hey! I don't look like a stoner anymore since I cut off my hair

Originally Posted by DaveWM

yes I does have a slight bluest tint. has a very nice pic. Needs speakers as the surrounds have started to break down.

Time to re-foam those bad boys and keep the set original! BTW, my set had the little hiding spot in the front for the remote, it pushed in like a drawer. Does yours? last annoying question I promise!

[ggregg]

The first one was a Fisher 19" from the early 80's. Traded it when it was only a couple of months old for a 1971 Dodge Charger.

[YamahaFreak]

Originally Posted by ggregg

The first one was a Fisher 19" from the early 80's. Traded it when it was only a couple of months old for a 1971 Dodge Charger.

I'd say that's a decent trade!

Still have the car?

[Kamakiri]

Now that I think of it, I've only ever purchased one set, brand new, myself. It was a Sony Mega Watchman that I bought at JC Penney in 1989. First purchase in my life that I ever made on credit......still have it, too.

[DaveWM]

Originally Posted by zenithfan1

Time to re-foam those bad boys and keep the set original! BTW, my set had the little hiding spot in the front for the remote, it pushed in like a drawer. Does yours? last annoying question I promise!

Yepper and still have the remote stashed there. Prob should remove the batteries while I am thinking of it.

years ago it would make a spark sound, and the pic would flicker, back then I was not really into fixing TV's, but IIRC I vaccumed around the fly and spayed some silcone lube on it (my thinking was to seal up any areas that may have a break down in the HV area), Worked, has not recurred. Last tine I watched it I noticed the lin was off a bit, maybe an adj or perhaps a cap starting to go.

[YamahaFreak]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

Now that I think of it, I've only ever purchased one set, brand new, myself. It was a Sony Mega Watchman that I bought at JC Penney in 1989. First purchase in my life that I ever made on credit......still have it, too.

What model? I recently picked up a free Mega Watchman, model FD-500, with the original manual. Works, but has issues. :3