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Old 02-15-2011, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by airgrabber-6 View Post
Hopefully picking this set up on Thursday, with any luck. It's a blonde '62 Magnavox with a 27" CRT. Love the rounded screen, cool styling, and seemingly "advanced" features. It has a light-sensing photocell that automatically adjusts picture brightness and "power tuning." Is the 27" screen the biggest you could buy in 1962?
Yes, I think the 27" monochrome sets were the largest available in the early 60s....DuMont did make a 30" monochrome set in the mid 50s, but it was a round tube.
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