Original B&W 16:9 TV - BPC Category
 

Hi to All,

I forgot to post pictures of this small "Keenox" BPC TV acquired in march 2011 for a few Euros. What makes it unusual is the 16:9 format of the B&W CRT.

Produced at the lowest price for the now defunct L analogue system, it unfortunately lacks the usual Euro standard CCIR tuner which would allow me to use it with one of my home transmitters. It also lacks A/V inputs, but it wouldn't be difficult to add a video input and turn it into a monitor.

Best Regards

jhalphen
Paris/France

That takes the cake for the wierdest newer SS TV I've ever seen. Were color tubes not cheap enough to make the development of new monochrome tubes a money loseing venture, and if that is an HD set what was the point of HD without color?

That set is a real novelty.

Tom C.

I've been wanting a B&W HDTV set... :yes:

That's really neat!

I have a bunch of the little 5" Chinese BPC sets (in different colors) but they are all 4:3, that one looks really weird, I'd like to find one like that.

Do they come in any other colors?

http://vintagetvsets.com/temp/shelf-1.jpg

Hello Gentlemen,

Thanks! for the replies, wow! that did trigger some interest.

The TV is not HD, just standard analogue Euro 625/50i. The 16:9 CRT was probably a gimmick to re-trigger sales of cheap Chinese B&W sets once everybody had purchased a 4:3 BPC US $19.95 TV.

They are not too hard to find; Eric if you want one, i can keep on the lookout on E-bay France, Germany, and our local version of Craig's List called "Le Bon Coin" (the good corner):

http://www.leboncoin.fr/

If you want to have a go at searching yourself, use category "Image & Son" (picture and sound) and enter a search keyword such as "Mini TV". Be sure to search the entire country as the search engine is primarely geared to local/regional merchandise, just like Craig's List.

http://www.leboncoin.fr/image_son/of...=1&q=Mini%20TV

None today, but tomorrow is another day...

I will take better pictures of mine this weekend. If courageous, will open up & photograph the inner works. The CRT P/N is surely interesting.

To my knowledge, i've only seen it in silver livery, but what do i know...

Best Regards

jhalphen
Paris/France

I picked one of those small BW sets at the GW for a couple of dollars. It has a Euro type antenna connector, which I thought was a little strange. Also the audio is a little off, so chances are it's a CCIR set.

This looks quite small...what is the approximate CRT screen size?
jr

That is really unique, a 16:9 black-and-white CRT. Thank you for posting the details and pictures.

Hi to All,

Eric H: i found two 16:9 B&W TVs on Leboncoin this morning; the first one is a Keenox like mine, the second one, i had not seen before:

http://www.leboncoin.fr/image_son/179525706.htm?ca=12_s

http://www.leboncoin.fr/image_son/175160867.htm?ca=12_s

If you want to buy either of these and prefer not wading through French, i can help. If shipping is involved, i would need your address + Mail via PM. It would also be smarter to ask the seller to ship directly to your location rather than transit through Paris where i live.

Best Regards

jhalphen
Paris/France

Hi to all,

Well 13 years later! guy comes up with the same Keenox 7" 16:9 B&W TV on a french forum.
Asked him for photos of the CRT model # labelling, & here they are.

CRT type ID: QPH2090-N801 - 7", 16:9, B&W, P4 phosphor, manufactured May 2006

Second label in red (i guess) is the TV OEM manufacturer: Weifeng

TV is a later model vs the one described in 2011 as it has RCA A/V inputs.

Best Regards
jhalphen
Paris/France