80's Sharp Linytron Score

[zenith2134]

I'd like to have that Toshiba in the CL ad, but I really can't justify paying money for a set from '84..those still turn up for free sometimes.

[Username1]

Originally Posted by zenith2134

I'd like to have that Toshiba in the CL ad, but I really can't justify paying money for a set from '84..those still turn up for free sometimes.

I have paid for all but 2 of my 80's Sharps. I think of it as a "Thanks for taking care
of my tv Fee" I'm much happier to pay it vs. some taxes and bank fees.

I got 2 Sharps from just outside Boston 3 years ago, the ad asked just to give
them a good home. They belonged to the girl's parents as they spent their last
few years in a home. She said both sets were "on" for less than 4 hours a week,
for about 2 years a piece.... After they had died, she was just reducing stuff in the
house. I wrote and told her about my first job with our shop servicing Sharps, and that
I would be keeping them for good, and she just gave them to me. She was really nice,
and we traded stories outside on her porch for about 2 hours before I drove back.
Experiences like that always leads me to always look for the possibility, more
positive than not, that my next CL encounter will be a good one.....

And I must say, most are positive....

And yah, I would like to have that Toshiba as well as the Sharp....

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[zenith2134]

I've had mostly good CL experiences too for the most part...And I haven't paid for most of my TVs, most were curb finds or word-of-mouth. Some came from estate sales of deceased people for very little money. I did however purchase a few small TVs on ebay and had em shipped.. a Quasar cube set from the 80s, with the remote that is a small miniature of the tv itself, from Georgia, and a Sentinel b/w portable from Maine which I restored. Have gotten lucky for the most part with shipping.
Does anyone know if that Toshiba is a remote set? I don't think it is..I have a 1980 Toshiba 19" with ultrasonic 4 button remote...the Volume control on the TV is actually a slider, which is to be used as a preset volume control..and the remote only makes the volume as loud as you set the slider. Sort of a 'hybrid' remote volume control. From 1980. The CRTs are really high-performance in these IMO. Maybe I'll make an offer..but I doubt it

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by zenith2134

Does anyone know if that Toshiba is a remote set? I don't think it is..I have a 1980 Toshiba 19" with ultrasonic 4 button remote...the Volume control on the TV is actually a slider, which is to be used as a preset volume control..and the remote only makes the volume as loud as you set the slider. Sort of a 'hybrid' remote volume control.

That's how my '73 Zenith volume control works, but with a knob instead of a slider. Goes only one way, starts at the highest preset point.