Sony Collectability?

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

The little Flat Tube Watchmans might possibly be an exception because the unusual CRT design was a technological marvel. Here is an old thread that I started on these little sets:

http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=246309

These are still mostly cheap and plentiful, except for the first model ( FD-210) AND they don't take up a lot of space.

jr

Those are more interesting, though I think that flat CRT idea goes way back to the early 60's and wasn't Sony's invention.

The Mega Watchman type sets are just small CRT sets and not particularly interesting in the innovative sense, some of them look kind of neat though so I can see someone collecting them.

[etype2]

Originally Posted by Eric H

Those are more interesting, though I think that flat CRT idea goes way back to the early 60's and wasn't Sony's invention.

The Aiken tube was the first flat CRT from about 1958. It was sold in very limited numbers for military use, but it was never commercialized.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/flat-...-in-1958/#more

The Sony FD 200 was sold in Japan, January, 1982, 6 months ahead of the FD 210 for the American market. These two models were the first commercialized true flat black and white CRT's.

The ED 15 CRT used in these two models was an incredible 5/8 inch thick and the only true flat CRT. All later Sony Watchman sets had a slightly curved screen and were slightly thicker because of the curvature.