1950 Admiral can't go out of date ad

[David Roper]

Yeah, definitely 1948. In fact, there's no mention whatsoever of LP records, just a "miracle tone arm" which makes me wonder if the earliest Triple Thrill combos might have been equipped with a 78-only turntable. Does anybody know?

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by David Roper

Yeah, definitely 1948. In fact, there's no mention whatsoever of LP records, just a "miracle tone arm" which makes me wonder if the earliest Triple Thrill combos might have been equipped with a 78-only turntable. Does anybody know?

My late 40s Philco Triple Thrill has a 78 only player, so I guess some exist.
An Admiral console (also '48) is advertised as having a 2 speed changer:

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1948_Admiral_AD3.jpg

jr

edit add: my Philco is similar to this, but with a double d masked 12"

jug:http://www.tvhistory.tv/1949-Philco-49-1077-10in.JPG

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

My late 40s Philco Triple Thrill has a 78 only player, so I guess some exist.
An Admiral console (also '48) is advertised as having a 2 speed changer:

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1948_Admiral_AD3.jpg

jr

I have a bakelite table R/P with a 2 speed (78/33) changer like the one in the ad....I've seen 78RPM only and 78/33 versions of my table model too.

[Chip Chester]

So today, for that $499, you can get a HD flat panel TV that is as large as the entire cabinet of the Admiral. And it is guaranteed to go out of date, or fail prematurely on the way...

The going rate for "standard" 1080i HD sets of almost any size is $200 on CL, locally. Looks like lots of folks are planning to dip their toes into the 4K pond this Christmas.

Chip