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Originally Posted by idiotbox
Weren't channel changers commonplace by 1975? Is there a way to control this TV remotely?
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Zenith was prob. the last one with a B&W remote, a 19".
In the early 70's a cheap 19"color Zenith went for $400. Same
set with remote over $500. So you add remote to a 12" B&W
and you are pushing $175 not far from a color TV the same size.
Remotes took off abt 1980 when they became much more
usable & cheaper to add. Eventually almost all sets had them
except very small sets. Add on remotes were avaliable but
some quite crude. You can use a VCR to change channels remotely
( most VCR's).
Your broken antenna is typical. A better one was the bow tie
antenna that also clipped on. Most didnt have a wire & screwed
right on the terminals. They were bad cause they broke out the
terminals from the back. We replaced every loop of that type
& used bow ties. Made a little more $$ & saved the customer
problems later. They also worked better.......
73 Zeno
