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Old 11-11-2007, 11:41 AM
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Good deal. I was actually thinking the first pic looked like something from one of the old Doctor Who intros.
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Old 11-11-2007, 12:20 PM
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Nice work!!! That's an inspiration for me to find some time to go through my Zenith roundie... As soon as I catch up on a few things, and as soon as we survive 2 more months of "The Holiday season," (formerly known as Christmas and Hanukkah when those weren't taboo words)

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Old 11-11-2007, 01:22 PM
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Yeah, I hear that, I read up on the testing equipment threads. Dont think mine was insured, and im not to hip on the rejuv function on the 465, did a Maggie color console from 68 a few years back and it turned out bad, hence having to purchase a new tube.. I'll look for the newer B&K's, thanks for that info!
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Old 11-13-2007, 10:58 AM
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Here's something that makes since for a good screenshot..

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Old 11-13-2007, 11:48 AM
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Very, Very Nice ! I'd love to see some Halo screen shots. It would make a excellent avatar pic on a gamer site!
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Old 11-13-2007, 12:32 PM
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cool, this is all I got but...

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Old 11-13-2007, 01:01 PM
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Old 11-13-2007, 01:14 PM
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judy garland never looked so good! that is a great looking roundie. i am happy you got it going. looks great! another one saved!
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Old 11-13-2007, 02:40 PM
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Nice! I just thought that the combo of old and new, would make a cool effect, and it does!
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Old 11-13-2007, 03:57 PM
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That's a beautiful set, congratulations. I really love the cabinet style. Nothing quite beats a roundie for color quality. I have a '65 Zenith (the one in my avatar) and the reds are so deep and rich. Mine also has the regular 21FJP22 (recently rebuilt) and the contrast is quite surprising. I've found the secret is using lower brightness settings. If the set is adjusted right the picture is amazing as you know from your own set. I hope that RCA keeps going for another five decades. Let's all keep those roundies glowing.
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Old 11-13-2007, 04:17 PM
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Oh I deffinatly agree with you, the reds and blues on these roundie sets are rich and ruby like. This is my first roundie and it takes my breath away to see amazing rich colors like this! My CRT is as far as I can tell an original 21FJP22 as well..

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That's a beautiful set, congratulations. I really love the cabinet style. Nothing quite beats a roundie for color quality. I have a '65 Zenith (the one in my avatar) and the reds are so deep and rich. Mine also has the regular 21FJP22 (recently rebuilt) and the contrast is quite surprising. I've found the secret is using lower brightness settings. If the set is adjusted right the picture is amazing as you know from your own set. I hope that RCA keeps going for another five decades. Let's all keep those roundies glowing.
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Old 11-14-2007, 01:03 PM
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Oh I definitely agree with you, the reds and blues on these roundie sets are rich and ruby like. This is my first roundie and it takes my breath away to see amazing rich colors like this! My CRT is as far as I can tell an original 21FJP22 as well..
The Zenith is my first and so far only roundie. It is a little tougher doing your first one as you have nothing to compare it to. That's why I had to ask questions on the forum regarding performance and reliability. It's not as though I know anyone else nearby who has one. It actually seems as though the quality of color reproduction has diminished with the more recent sets. Most modern TVs make the reds look orange and have poor focus and convergence.
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Old 11-16-2007, 09:29 PM
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Shoot, it's got such an awesome picture that im using it at the moment to play my XBOX!
I got a few kicks with my ctc-16 by playing my old Fairchild "Channel F" video game system on it. (Even older than the Atari 2600.) Figured as far as video games go, that's as close as I was going to get to the age of the TV : )
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Old 11-16-2007, 10:47 PM
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I remember the Fairchild... That controller was a pain to use. The tough thing was twisting it without pushing the stick left or right at the same time, in the baseball game.
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