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Originally Posted by AVeturri
hi,
I have here a 12" black and white Admiral made by Rockwell, in Taiwan, 1978. It works well and has never needed attention.
As for AOC, I always felt that was a junk brand.
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To me Admiral came in 3 phases. Up til the early 60's a very good set.
They sold tons & were a major player. The later tube sets went down
hill fast. Just an improved GE with more & more compactrons as time
went by. Didnt like them, always tried to up sell to Zenith.
When they went solid state they built a few nice color chassii
and one real dog. The B&W's like yours were about as good a
set as anyone made. So good that I cant remember what went
wrong with them besides the usual antennas, knobs, cleaning etc.
The AOC at first was a definite child of Admiral. Even the cabinet
was almost the same. Physicaly well built & had an OK pix.
After a yr or two they cheapened & turned to trash. Most met an
untimely end with burned FBT's in a little over a year. Kinda
like a Sharp !
73 Zeno
73 Zeno