NY Zenith Roundie

[fsjonsey]

Originally Posted by Carmine

It's illogical that I should come to hate a particular cabinet style, but why is every Zenith set from this era in this style?

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Either way, heads-up!

These are much more attractive to me than the horrific Spanish/American colonial cabinets of the late 60's with all the overdone, plastic scrollwork. At least a cabinet like this could still fit in with contemporary furnishings.

[Carmine]

Originally Posted by fsjonsey

At least a cabinet like this could still fit in with contemporary furnishings.

When did that become good, lol?

Oddly enough, I believe that style is called "Mediterranean", so I feel obligated to like it. Yet having not a blonde hair on my head, I go for the Danish stuff.

But I dig the crazy Spanish-looking stuff you don't like. Also the American colonial Maple stuff... I like to think that George Washington would have watched the Gettysburg Address on this TV set...



No plasic on that one!

[fsjonsey]

Originally Posted by Carmine

When did that become good, lol?

Oddly enough, I believe that style is called "Mediterranean", so I feel obligated to like it. Yet having not a blonde hair on my head, I go for the Danish stuff.

But dig the crazy Spanish-looking stuff you don't like.

I dont mind the spanish cabinets as long as they aren't PLASTIC.

[Phil Nelson]

If you like color roundies at all, you just have to hold your nose and ignore the boring/ugly cabinets. But then I'm more of a 1930s/1940s radio guy, in love with the days when there were more interesting cabinet styles :-)

Phil Nelson

[fsjonsey]

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

If you like color roundies at all, you just have to hold your nose and ignore the boring/ugly cabinets. But then I'm more of a 1930s/1940s radio guy, in love with the days when there were more interesting cabinet styles :-)

Phil Nelson

Luckily, most of the really cheap, gaudy cabinets came after the switch to rectangular tubes.

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by Carmine

When did that become good, lol?

Oddly enough, I believe that style is called "Mediterranean", so I feel obligated to like it. Yet having not a blonde hair on my head, I go for the Danish stuff.

But I dig the crazy Spanish-looking stuff you don't like. Also the American colonial Maple stuff... I like to think that George Washington would have watched the Gettysburg Address on this TV set...



No plasic on that one!

Carmine,

I guess if George Washington can watch a colonial maple roundie, it isn't to much of a stretch for him to watch Lincoln's Gettysburg Address over 60 years after he died. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

-Steve D.