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Old 04-06-2018, 08:30 PM
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Is this TV anything interesting ?

I hope my link works , I've watched this TV drop over the past year or so from a beginning price of $600 down to $100 and still it remains unsold . I've gotta admit , I've seen way fewer of this type of TV than the regular rectangular box console style , I'd have figured being different would have made it attractive to someone ?

PS , not my TV , I have no association whatsoever with it or it's seller , I just am curious if it's a keeper or maybe the 1970s equivalent to a 1990s BPC set ?

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Old 04-06-2018, 08:34 PM
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Fixed my bad link in post #1

https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/at...553430282.html
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Old 04-06-2018, 08:37 PM
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edit: oh ok.

idk?

Definitely interesting. Probably fairly 'high tech' for its time. Or at least it looked the part.
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Old 04-06-2018, 09:19 PM
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Magnavox, I forget what they're called but most sellers think they're worth a fortune, while most collectors find them hideous, hence the lack of sale.
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Old 04-06-2018, 09:55 PM
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That upright combo design is interesting to me. Electrically it is the same as the normal low wide combos of its day...SS stereo Tube/Hybrid TV.
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Old 04-07-2018, 06:58 AM
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Friend's parents bought one in the early 70's. The TV died an early death and the stereo kept going. It's performance on all counts was meh.
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Where are the speakers?

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Old 04-07-2018, 09:09 AM
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Where are the speakers?

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Down at the bottom...next to each other...
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Old 04-07-2018, 09:12 AM
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Down at the bottom...next to each other...
Yes, you're right. I would have thought those were doors leading to record storage, but I see now that they are not hinged to open. Must have lousy stereo separation with them side by side.

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Old 04-07-2018, 09:38 AM
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I hope my link works , I've watched this TV drop over the past year or so from a beginning price of $600 down to $100 and still it remains unsold . I've gotta admit , I've seen way fewer of this type of TV than the regular rectangular box console style , I'd have figured being different would have made it attractive to someone ?

PS , not my TV , I have no association whatsoever with it or it's seller , I just am curious if it's a keeper or maybe the 1970s equivalent to a 1990s BPC set ?
I think it all depends on Space and Time. How much spare space do you have and how long would you be willing to wait before it might become appreciated. anything might become the latest greatest thing. It will be a desirable item eventually because of its rarity. maybe 5 years from now maybe 50. Many years from now, videokarma members might be bragging about bringing home a mint condition BPC crt set and early hdtv 2.0 sets.
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Old 04-07-2018, 09:49 AM
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The Magnavox Skyscraper. Came in several flavors. Bottom line
is its just a TV & stereo, nothing special. Not fun to work on.
A bitch to move. RCA made one also. A friend had one & when
we went to move it it broke up on the stairs. Damn near killed me.
He was in tears but I was relieved that I wouldnt be fixin it again.

In Boston its gonna cost at least a C note to junk it so reach out
& offer to take it for free if it dont sell.

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Yes, you're right. I would have thought those were doors leading to record storage, but I see now that they are not hinged to open. Must have lousy stereo separation with them side by side.

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Think muffled mono....
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Old 04-07-2018, 12:33 PM
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Were these usually particleboard and plastic garbage, or were they built out of decent materials?

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Old 04-07-2018, 12:43 PM
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Magnavox had the idea from the very beginning with their Imperial Windsor set from 1948.

This one would be worth having, if you had the room.

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Old 04-07-2018, 01:16 PM
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Does the top separate from the bottom? Otherwise a bear to transport. How tall is the complete unit?

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