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08-15-2015, 06:38 AM
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Does screen size influence collecting?
Are certain screen sizes worth more to collectors? Does it matter what size a screen is other than how much space it'll take up. I always thought size mattered and bigger was usually better. I have seen quite an interest when it comes to 9" and 13". I myself like 19" and in consoles, 27". 25" in the older floor sets. I have to admit, size USUALLY doesn't affect me when i stop for a roadside pickup but my collection has overflowed to the storage building because of numerous 25"-27" sets.
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08-15-2015, 07:41 AM
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More unusual, the better
But anything that says "Made in USA" is definitely collectible. If its a well built off shore set (Sony) I'll pick it up. I generally rock them around to see if I hear glass tinkling (broken CRT) first.
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08-15-2015, 06:12 PM
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Yes, unusual and or rare is always a plus. I always check crts out of fear because i know how some people like to break things. With me, the older, the better. My cutoff date is usually 1989 but i've picked up 90, 91, 92, 93. I have a 2004 projection with crts capable of 1080i, a 2008 sansui which we just used for the Wii and my 2001 zenith console only because it was brand new with original remote. I have a 2002 i believe, Sony Wega 27. I prefer 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's sets. Especially 19" and consoles. I wish i could find more 70's sets. not many around.
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08-15-2015, 06:54 PM
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Well, YES, I think it does, to a certain extent. I have a PRETTY decent collection of the "Teeny-Tiny" 1.5" CRT sets from the 70s & 80s. Even have the 1969 Panasonic 1.5" "Mica-1", & their 1984-85 1.5" COLOR CRT set. You can get a nice collection of those, & the whole shebang will barely take up ANY space at all. Kinda funny, though... My 1946 RCA 621 T/S is sitting very close to a Sony 5-303 set. The CRTs are VERY close in size, but the CABINETS are like an "Order of Magnitude" different in size.
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08-16-2015, 02:49 AM
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I imagine size plays a role, with questions such as the following:
How am I going to lift that sonofabitch? How am I going to fit that sonofabitch into my car? Can I borrow a pickup truck to haul that sonofabitch back to my house? Can I put that sonofabitch in the truck bed without throwing my back out? How am I going to get that sonofabitch into my house? Last edited by MRX37; 08-16-2015 at 02:53 AM.
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08-16-2015, 07:38 AM
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+ I can't believe I didn't learn from the last sonofabitch I bought. Also as Jon A. Put it, If it's going to be shown off so to speak, you can explain a room with a modern tv and a few smaller collectibles on a shelf, but it's hard to explain a wall of floor models in yer living room..... 2 maybe.... My office is up a spiral stair case, when we looked at the house there was a 25" floor model tv up there.... I would have loved to see how they got it down.... I can't bring anything like that up there by myself..... I mean I could but....... For now I just got 19" & smaller modern plastic cabinet sets up there... In the future I'll take a 50's small screen metal cabinet sets up there for winter use..... But back in the storage room for humid summers... .
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08-16-2015, 08:41 AM
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08-16-2015, 01:09 PM
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I find so few that I like and I don't collect RCA, so I'm slow to run out of space. Last edited by Jon A.; 08-16-2015 at 02:34 PM.
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08-16-2015, 01:41 PM
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Due to space constraints, I strictly collect smaller sets.
I'm known for my large collection of 5" Sony Trinitron sets (I have 11. I have a copy of each model as well) However I do have other larger more modern sets. I have a 36" Wega Sony I use for old games and LaserDisc movies I trash picked because it looked so nice and had the original remote taped to the top, it's even super low hours. I have 14" Sony PVM I use for retro video games in RGB. I also have a 13" Sony Trinitron set I have owned since it was given to be as a child in 1991. It still works. I'm holding on to a 12" Sony set from 1975 that works, and I don't have the heart to throw it out. My rule is: Nothing over 20". I can move 20" sets around and I can store them in my storage unit.
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08-16-2015, 09:42 PM
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Traditionally, smaller was more important in the hobby. 20, 25 years ago, about the only sets getting any respect were 10" or smaller b/w & 15" color. The hobby has come a long way in recent years, though.
Personally, I have a few 23v color sets and that's about as big as I want to go. At some point a collection gets big enough that you have to make choices. "Would I rather use this space to house one big color combo from the 70s, or should I fill it with a pair of 21" roundies?"
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08-19-2015, 09:03 PM
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I usually go for either 13 or 19/20 inch sets as I have no one to help me lift or move bigger sets. Though I did lug a very big and heavy 27 inch set from the driveway and to the basement by myself. Never doing that again!
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08-19-2015, 10:42 PM
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