Zenith SA1923W 19" tv from 1984

[pac.attack76]

Picked this one up last week for $10. Works great and near mint. I try to get sets luke this whenever i see them and have never had to pay more than $10-$15. Again, no remote and not sure what to look for.

[dishdude]

These are the sets I like. Looks like it is in great shape.

[zeno]

Use almost any Zenith remote or a universal.

73 Zeno

[pac.attack76]

Yes its very nice. Maybe this remote is close to original. Picked it up for $2 Today.

[davet753]

Those were great sets. Does it have a 9-181 main module?

[pac.attack76]

Originally Posted by davet753

Those were great sets. Does it have a 9-181 main module?

Not sure. Haven't been in this one. Did they use them in the Space Command sets? I know they wete used in System 3s.

[zeno]

Originally Posted by davet753

Those were great sets. Does it have a 9-181 main module?

It is a 9-181 style set inside but may have had a later version. There was
a 9-214 but I think that had a comb filter. Too long ago..........

73 Zeno

[radiotvnut]

Most of those in that style of cabinet had the 9-181 main board and the 9-186 horizontal sweep module that stood up to the right of the main board.

I can't remember the numbers; but, there was a slightly newer chassis that was used in this same cabinet style. It had a horizontallly mounted main board, a vertically mounted horizontal module to the right of the main board, and a vertically mounted power supply module to the left of the main board.

Yesterday, I was at the flea market and they had a 1988 19" digitally tuned Zenith with green LED display. I suspect it used a 9-470 module. I don't know what they wanted for it; but, they normally price 19" TV's in the $25-$40 range (I can't get that much for the 19" sets I sell, BTW).

[pac.attack76]

Yeah i usually only pay $10-$15. Don't see many go for more than that.

[radiotvnut]

Originally Posted by pac.attack76

Yeah i usually only pay $10-$15. Don't see many go for more than that.

Don't mean to be ugly; but, I'm not paying more for a set than I can get for it (even if it's a set I plan on keeping). Awhile back, I was at a thrift store that had an early '80's 9-160 based 19" space command that looked good; but, they wanted $35 for it. Again, if I had that same TV, I'd have a hard time getting anything for it. For me to sell a TV, it almost has to be a later model with A/V jacks and 19" TV's usually bring $20-$25.

Had that '88 Zenith been $5-$10 and had it been turned on with a good picture, I would have probably bought it.

[davet753]

I gave away a 27" Sylvania (Funai chassis) set just last month. It was about 10 years old, with the flat tube, stereo sound, and remote control. THe cabinet looked like new, and it had a great picture.

I had it priced for $20 at my neighbor's rummage sale, and nobody was interested in it. I gave it away simply to keep from hauling it back across the street!

[pac.attack76]

Originally Posted by davet753

I gave away a 27" Sylvania (Funai chassis) set just last month. It was about 10 years old, with the flat tube, stereo sound, and remote control. THe cabinet looked like new, and it had a great picture.

I had it priced for $20 at my neighbor's rummage sale, and nobody was interested in it. I gave it away simply to keep from hauling it back across the street!

I would have done the same thing. Nobody wants them except for collectors. That Sylvania was too new especially with having Funai parts just pretty much kills it. I usually don't bother if their newer than 89.

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by pac.attack76

I would have done the same thing. Nobody wants them except for collectors. That Sylvania was too new especially with having Funai parts just pretty much kills it. I usually don't bother if their newer than 89.

Good Policy! It just plain hurts me to dump post 1988, USA-made working sets that I "rescue". Nobody wants a "cabinet set" anymore.
I keep getting them due to my work-on-anything reputation: I get a call from someone with "an old tv" and I cannot ask too many questions, just go and look only to find something much newer than imagined. Usually I end up taking it just because I don't want to miss that rare call for the real antique set.

Within a week, I got a 1980 Zenith, 1984 Zenith and 1986 Zenith, all great-working 19" color sets and then gave them all away.

[pac.attack76]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

Good Policy! It just plain hurts me to dump post 1988, USA-made working sets that I "rescue". Nobody wants a "cabinet set" anymore.
I keep getting them due to my work-on-anything reputation: I get a call from someone with "an old tv" and I cannot ask too many questions, just go and look only to find something much newer than imagined. Usually I end up taking it just because I don't want to miss that rare call for the real antique set.

Within a week, I got a 1980 Zenith, 1984 Zenith and 1986 Zenith, all great-working 19" color sets and then gave them all away.

I did the same thing awhile back. We had planned on moving and i condensed my collection. gave away over 10 sets including a 86 Zenith console, a couple 88 model Zenith sets and some 86-87 models. Several weeks later, the idiot posts them on the internet for free saying for parts or whatever. I message him figuring i could get them back. He then tells me that all of them have been sitting in the rain and the big Zenith had the back off and they kicked the back of the tube off.

[radiotvnut]

Originally Posted by pac.attack76

I did the same thing awhile back. We had planned on moving and i condensed my collection. gave away over 10 sets including a 86 Zenith console, a couple 88 model Zenith sets and some 86-87 models. Several weeks later, the idiot posts them on the internet for free saying for parts or whatever. I message him figuring i could get them back. He then tells me that all of them have been sitting in the rain and the big Zenith had the back off and they kicked the back of the tube off.

That's the reason I don't like to give my stuff away (especially the vintage stuff) unless I know who it's going to. I don't want to give some joker something that I've worked hard to bring back to life, only to find out that he trashed it or otherwise destroyed it. At least if I keep the stuff, I know it's safe.