Finally found my TV. But...

[jr_tech]

Take a look here:
http://tvhistory.tv/1953-Motorola-Brochure.JPG
To me (judging from the Knob spacing vs width of the CRT), the Avatar set is looking more like a 17".

jr

[Dave S]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

To me (judging from the Knob spacing vs width of the CRT), the Avatar set is looking more like a 17".

My goodness jr, I think you're right!

Keep in mind that to a kid that sat there with his nose practically pressed up against the TV, a 17" screen would have looked pretty huge!

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by Dave S

Keep in mind that to a kid that sat there with his nose practically pressed up against the TV, a 17" screen would have looked pretty huge!

I remember all those *8 foot snowdrifts* from childhood, that we don't seem to get any more!

One thing that puzzles me about the avatar set is the aspect ratio of the CRT, which measures more like 6x9 rather than 4x3. Did the pix get stretched, or is this some strange rendering of the avatar on my system?

jr

[Dave S]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

One thing that puzzles me about the avatar set is the aspect ratio of the CRT, which measures more like 6x9 rather than 4x3. Did the pix get stretched, or is this some strange rendering of the avatar on my system?

Several people have mentioned that. I scanned this years ago with a first-generation hand scanner (the 4" wide one that you held in your hand and rolled over a photo) and it sometimes produced "interesting" results.

Either that or my family had one of the very first widescreen sets ever made!

I still have the original Polaroid print around somewhere.