Show us your vintage B&W sets!

[johannkinard]

can anyone tell me anything about a 1946 hotpoint tv

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by johannkinard

can anyone tell me anything about a 1946 hotpoint tv

That's probably a 1958-59 model, 21" screen, slimline chassis.
It was made by General Electric who owned Hotpoint.

Very good set to restore and watch old movies on! I have a tabletop GE that probably has the same chassis.

[sidbartos]

Here is my 1958 Westinghouse portable. Currently being recapped..

[cchaven]

Originally Posted by sidbartos

Here is my 1958 Westinghouse portable. Currently being recapped..
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Nice looking set! That looks large enough that it'd stretch the meaning of 'portable'. Also, nice bit of silver Pioneer stereo gear in the background. I've a few bits of that myself.

Jeff

[ggregg]

Here's mine so far. DuMont, Zenith porthole combo, Admiral, and Predicta. Three have rasters. The DuMont is completely recapped and on final testing.

[Kevin Kuehn]

Decent looking blond RCA I worked over during the holidays.

Been watching it ever since. I find B&W seems to be easier on the eyes.

Kevin

[compucat]

Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn

Decent looking blond RCA I worked over during the holidays.

Been watching it ever since. I find B&W seems to be easier on the eyes.

Kevin

I agree. I like to adjust black 7 white sets for a soft picture with nice shades of grey, not too much contrast and moderate brightness. I find it looks better and is easier on the CRT as well. I find I can't set up a color set this way. The color does not display correctly unless there is ample contrast in the picture. Although I still use conservative settings to make the picture tubes last longer.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn

Decent looking blond RCA I worked over during the holidays.

Been watching it ever since. I find B&W seems to be easier on the eyes.

Kevin

I used to do a lot of work for elderly people. They claimed that color TV was too hard on their eyes. I still feel that a properly adjusted color set is just as easy on my eyes.