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When those membrane keypads failed, I always programmed a universal remote to the set and told the customer to use the remote.
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those are really good sets with an excellent looking crt.make a fine picture when right.if it has the bose system,this is a killer set.grab it if the price is right.very scarce,you will probably never find another one.
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That set could have been made in the early 1980s. I had a Zenith four-mode integrated stereo system which had the Zenith nameplate at the far right side of the front panel, and I have a portable AM-FM Zenith transistor radio, early '80s vintage (late '81-'82), with the Zenith nameplate on the cabinet. (Both units were made by a Zenith subsidiary in Korea, as noted on the back covers.) I also have an amplified HDTV-ready indoor TV antenna, with the lightning-bolt logo on the housing near the amplifier gain control. However, it was not made by Zenith, which has been out of business for some time. Is the former Zenith logo (the lightning bolt) now in the public domain, meaning it can be used by anyone without fear of being sued for copyright or patent infringement?
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Well, looks like I'll be fighting single digit temps and snow up to my ass, but I'll make it to the sale on Saturday AM. What would you pay for it? Aside from the obvious "as little as possible"
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a good set new etc. But these newer sets have no known value as a rule. Not enuf sales & no outside the hobby demand YET as a rule. If it had a strong jug & the cabinet were perfect I may go $50- $100. Remember if you give them $50 they are getting more like $75 since they dont have to pay to junk it. good luck 73 Zeno 
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Back in the 80's I used to work for RCA Smirnoff Labs, and we had acquired in around 1986 a Zenith set that looked a lot like that. To see what our competition was doing.
The bosses were looking at it, I didn't get a chance to mess with it. Think Zenith was about to be bought by some Korean company then. At the same time RCA was kicking around making a 32 inch CRT. We had a prototype, but someone managed to burn its heater out...
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  That might explain the freaky CRT fault....
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Something bothers me about this set. The more I look at
it the more I think its NOT a high end set. Its missing a few things. The 20" cube set I had was wood (genuine imitation ) had side spkrs with fold out ears ( IIRC Y line. The styling was the same otherwise. It also said Advanced System 3 & Stereo along the top. Looking at this set I see none of that. Also at the bottom it looks like the IR pickup AND a channel readout ? By then IIRC almost all Zenith remotes had OSD. Wish I had the Y & Z line folders, it will keep me awake now. 73 Zeno
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The more I look at this, the design looks like a 25" wooden cased tabletop Zenith that I once had. I think it was from '84-'85, had a flip down door with membrane keypad, and a green LED readout. It was not stereo and had no A/V input jacks. The chassis was the standard 9-181 signal module and a 9-186 sweep module. If this were a high end set, I think it would say "System 3" under the Zenith badge.
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The van's all ready...I'll be heading there in the morning to find out more, and come home with it if the price is right
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Went to the sale today, and I have to say that I was really underwhelmed by the set. It was marked $150, today being half price day it would have been $75. I didn't like it enough to even make an offer on it.
It was about a 21" screen, and only as tall as a 10" Admiral console. Heavy set, some kind of laminate over particle board with a plastic back that looked as if it was trimmed down from a table set. Zenith model number SB2581Y .....I took a shot of the service tag on the back.
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