RCA Lyceum Colortrac

[andy]

Trinitron is the name Sony gave to their color CRT technology. With very few exceptions, all Sony color CRT TVs are Trinitrons.

It was common for early cable ready tuners to only get some of the cable channels. 53 was actually pretty good for 1985. Many only went to 36. 99 and 125 became more common as time went on.

Most of the cable channels fill in the large gap between VHF 13 and UHF 14. Cable channle 65 is on about the same frequency as UHF 14, so even an old TV will receive cable channels 65 and up on UHF.

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by andy

Most of the cable channels fill in the large gap between VHF 13 and UHF 14. Cable channle 65 is on about the same frequency as UHF 14, so even an old TV will receive cable channels 65 and up on UHF.

Until June 12 last year, this was true. However, since all TV is digital these days, you won't see anything on an unmodified TV set on any channel if you are using an antenna. I don't see how the set's own UHF tuner would work, either, unless you're talking about receiving analog low-power or translator stations--and even those will be required to convert to DTV shortly. Analog TV in the US is definitely on the way out (as it will be in Canada in 2012). We will have to use alternate signal sources, such as VCRs, DVD players, or DTV ATSC->NTSC boxes to test old TVs; this will work, of course, but it's not the same as watching actual OTA TV stations and changing channels using the set's own tuner. IMHO, this takes a lot of the fun out of watching vintage and antique TVs, but that's the way it is in this age of digital everything.