Funai Emerson find (lol)
 

So I was out driving today and spotted a silver cabinet 20 inch TV on the curb with a sign 'works-please take!'. I can't resist something like that.
It's a 2005 'Emerson' (Funai made in Malaysia) with S-video input, MTS stereo and 2 composite inputs.
It does work quite well with a strong CRT..but It IS a Funai.
We shall see how it holds up under regular usage in the garage.

NTSC only, or does it tune standard-def digital too?

The set's too old for digital tune option.
I have a couple Funai built sets that tune digital S/D, but off air only. They really need a stong signal, as they're low sensitivity.
The RCA's I have seem to be fairly good, even with a poor signal. Also they can receive S/D DTV, even from cable, where the Funai's don't.

I would have taken it, as well. Then, I would have let my friend who sells stuff take it and try to make us a few dollars off of it. Built in DTV tuners were not required until March, '07 and there were not too many CRT TV's prior to that point that had them. I have a 32" Sony from '06 that does; but, most manufacturers didn't include them until they were forced into it.

Yes, it is NTSC only.
I doubt that anyone in my area would pay 50 cents for something like this. Hey, it's another tv set if nothing else.

Yeah, you can't argue with the price. Just use it until it blows up and then put it back out on the street. The biggest problem with these is vertical deflection failures and bad soldering in the power supply and sweep circuits. It's getting more difficult by the day to get anything for a CRT TV; but, I keep trying as long as I can get them for free and fix them out of my junk pile in 15 minutes or less.

So, there is no way to access the video inputs front or back without the remote control. This is a prime example of why I don't mess with newer stuff.
And it apparently has an auto-shutoff feature, whereby the set turns off when left in a no signal condition for about 15 minutes. Thought it was an intermittent shutdown issue, but when it is playing a movie on my little NTSC channel 12, it stays on

You haven't tried the channel down button to possibly access the A/V inputs? That worked on my 2005 20" Sanyo, but not on my mom's 2001 27" Sanyo. My remote worked on hers though, so once I got rid of my TV I gave the remote to her. The 27" sat in storage for almost 7 years. She was using a 2005 14" Toshiba.

They also make EXCELLENT Targets...

MUCH better than it just getting trashed....or someone that thinks it's only good for target practice. I have little CRT sets allover the flat for wherever I might wanna see the TV. If I had a garage still....I would deffinately want a TV there, and not one of the rare ones.

So in a couple or three years when you see a newish flat screen set on that same curb, you might inquire to see if they want their (likely still working) 20 inch Emerson back. :D

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Just get any cheap universal remote with an input select key (most remotes have this key) and you should be able to select between A/V and tuner. Also, like what was mentioned, some TV's have the A/V setting between lowest used channel and the highest used channel.

My Insignia 19" flat screen will revert to standby mode if it does not detect a signal on any input after about five minutes. In the 1980s, I had an Emerson 19" color TV (NTSC) which also would shut itself off after the last TV station in the owner's area signed off. Probably was designed that way for folks who have a habit of falling asleep in front of the set, although that feature wouldn't work today, since almost all TV stations now run 24 hours a day non-stop. One unusual thing about that automatic shutoff feature, on my set anyway, was that the TV would turn itself off at random during severe thunderstorms. The power remained on, but the TV would shut down at the first loud clap of thunder. This was the only TV I ever had which would do that; I've wondered why ever since, although the set is long gone by now.

I will say that given the throwaway society we live in plus the fact that these are not housed in pretty cabinets, these types of TV's will be the hardest to find in 50 years. I don't ever expect to collect these; but, there may be others who do and they are going to have a harder time finding these types of TV's than we are having now finding old stuff.

I don't see why anyone would collect such plastic garbage.. There really isn't any characteristics to these picture tube with black framed sets with small push buttons.. 50 years from now I don't think much any of these will even be around... I even think the old 70s and 80s sets will be around then, even though they are imported sets, they still have neat characteristics to them..