Been offered a free Quasar.....

[Sandy G]

I dunno, guys-I sorta have a "Rule-Of-Thumb" that if anybody offers me something FREE like that, I take it. My thinking is thus-The item in question may be 100% Junque, but at least THAT person was thinking of me... If I DON'T take it, the NEXT time that person runs across something that he/she thinks I might like, they WON'T call/tell me...

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Dreamsbeard

Seeing as it has been sitting for a while...maybe the CRT is still strong? If you can get it for free it would be great to see it work. As for me I like 80's TV, and I think this one looks good, so I would grab it myself.

If the people that wanted to get rid of it, would fire it up to see if it has a raster and no-signal noise in the sound, it would be worth considering.
Chances are, it probably still works, otherwise, they wouldn't have taken it along, if it didn't work at all. The CRT condition is any ones guess.

[Kamakiri]

Thing is, with two "new" 19AP4 type sets working their way into the basement, I have to be careful as to what I choose to bring in. Sure, it'd be kinda neat, but my interest in it would pass quickly even if it did work. And with their less than reliable reputation, well....

[rca2000]

As Sandy said before--it MIGHT be a good idea to get it--even if you just have to turn around and toss it out---as doing such MIGHT open the door to something a LOT better soon. If they know you pick up old tv sets--then they will be a LOT more likely to remember you the next time someone they know has or knows of an old tv to get rid of. In the past--I have had to accept trash--in order to keep the door open to get "jewels",. from people. Who knows--maybe soon--they will call you to tell you about a Zenith flat-chassis set--or even a roundie color set, maybe even a bit of old HI-FI stuff or radios. . But if you refuse this one--likely that will not happen.

[Jon A.]

Sound advice I'll take for myself as well.

[Kamakiri]

Doubt it. These particular people know me well enough that they'd offer me anything they came across, if they did. The power of Facebook