Interesting RCA Victor

[Charlie]

Thanks guys... yeah the pictures that download thru this satellite system we use at sea greatly reduce the picture quality. I can view sites using another route with better results, but wow it can really take a long time to load pages and view photos!

[rob Cashin]

heres a picture of it on and playing my sega genesis the picture is quite good, it took me a while to get the adjustments right but i have no complaints. i think the sound from it blows any tv ive ever heard out of the water

[rob Cashin]

i guess it didnt upload so heres to another try..

[Charlie]

kinda hard to judge with the video game... almost looks like the fine tuner needs adjustment (but that's likely the poor image quality I am looking at on the ship's PC right now). It does appear that you have good brightness and contrast! That's a good thing!

[rob Cashin]

the quality is ok, but its hard to adjust.. all the adjustment knobs are so touchy and sensitive. ill hook it up to the converter box later and take a new picture. ive been eye balling a beautiful 1952 Arvin console at a local flea market. they want 115 for it and wont go any lower. the cabinet is beautiful and everything intact. it even has the original rabbit ears in the back still in plastic. should i go for it and buy?

[Charlie]

Touchy adjustments can be due to dirty pots or old capactitors. In your case, likely due to both.

The Arvin sounds nice. You really wont know what kind of deal you got until you get it home and learn the condition of the CRT. If the crt needs replacing, will it be easy to get one? Some are and some are not. It's a gamble. If you can peak in the back and see a CRT booster in there, then you know the tube is no good. If I thought I could get a replacement easily, if the set was in nice cosmetic conditon and I really liked it, I would give 115 for it. Others might not.