And to think my brother was going to throw this tv in the garbage! tisk...tisk...tisk ;-)
It is working out fine for me as a spare tv! it was manufactured in June 1986 is says on the tag on the back. I guess they just don't make things like they use to. I have a 32" Sony Trinitron that I paid about $1000 for 8 years ago and its sitting in my shed now because I dont' know whats wrong with it. When you turn it on, it takes a while to get a picture, so there is no video at first, but you have audio??? then after its on for a while the screen goes to a black screen, but you still have audio. Any suggestions? When I bought it, I also bought a liftetime warranty on the picture tube, but I don't know if that is what is causing this. So I haven't had them send someone out to check it out, because I figured with my luck it won't be the picture tube and I will have to pay for the service call. : ( So needless to say, I am currently watching one of my old 19" tvs that I bought about 20 years ago. It only goes up to channel 43 I think. so I had to use a vcr for the tuner to pick up the upper channels. At least this old Zenith gets the upper channels! I really don't see anything wrong with this tv, the only thing that is a little annoying is that when you first turn it on, you hear some screaching sorta noise, then after its on for a little while it quits doing it. what is causing that?