There's a guy on Reddit with a Chromatron

[AlanInSitges]

KV-7010U bought at an estate sale, it appears to be working and producing a good image. He's looking to sell it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagetele...sony_kv_7010u/

[jhalphen]

Hi to all,
Hi Alan-in-Sitges,

Thanks! for the info, it's a super-rare set.
E-Type2 has the only one i know of in 40 years of tracing together the history of the Chromatron to Trinitron evolution.

Picture is superb and the TV is probably running on its original electrolytic capacitors.
Quite a feat, i have a KV-7010UA (Trinitron) and had 100+ electrolytics to change. I acquired it at the now defunct "Waves LLC" radio shop during a trip to NYC. Set was occasionally rented as a prop and was sitting forlorn in a back corner.

TV is in LA area, probably expect a "feeding frenzy" collector fight if it's for sale.

Best Regards
jhalphen
PS: Beware! of the carrying handle, it can't support the weight of the TV.
Always place your hands under the chassis.
Paris/France

[Electronic M]

I kind of want it but I'm also chasing a Magnavox concert grand that the seller could contact me any time (or never) to come and buy...
I've got a imminent solution to my income problem, but I've got no clue what a winning bid in that would be or if I manage a winning bid if at the end of the day I'd be better off importing one of the Japan market only chromatron consoles Sony sold(I actually find the consoles more interesting).

He's been gathering interest in Facebook too

[vol.2]

I think the Chromatron in LA will go for a lot. I saw a couple Indextrons sell for $1k over the past couple years, and those a lot more plentiful and do not have as nice of a picture.

[jhalphen]

Hi to all,

The Sony KV-7010U Chromatron is on E-bay since 02/15/2025 early AM.
Auction is geo-restricted to US only so can't bid,
Not fun!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256817912121

@Electronic-M : what's the FB interest group please ?

Best Regards
jhalphen
Paris/France

[vol.2]

Originally Posted by jhalphen

Auction is geo-restricted to US only so can't bid,

I think you can use a US proxy service to bid on it if you really want to actually. For something that's going to sell for so much, the fees on that will be a negligible part of the total cost. Those kind of outfits also handle shipping, and some of them do a pretty good job of packaging (especially compared to individuals), so if you are serious, I would do a little research on that first.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by jhalphen

Hi to all,

The Sony KV-7010U Chromatron is on E-bay since 02/15/2025 early AM.
Auction is geo-restricted to US only so can't bid,
Not fun!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256817912121

@Electronic-M : what's the FB interest group please ?

Best Regards
jhalphen
Paris/France

This is one of his postings. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?s...95773603871364
He has made other postings and likely in other groups, but I haven't saved links and re-finding things I've seen on my main Facebook feed days ago often falls somewhere between tricky and impossible.

[jhalphen]

Hi to all,
Hi Vol.2 & Electronic M, Thanks! for your tips.

Sony KV-7010U Chromatron Update:

The KV-7010U auction finished at 6212 US$ won by US private collector.

TV will be on (static) display at the ETF 2025 Convention May 2/3/4.

TV is mentioned on ETF monthly Zoom meeting, Feb 22nd 2025 issue (first half hour) :
https://www.youtube.com/live/bKE_jwk...Fuhp8_X7WsorI2

A YouTube video of the KV-7010U in operation is planned.

discover why the Chromatron CRT technology was so innovative & unusual on E-type2's superb site.
very long page, keep scrolling...
https://visions4netjournal.com/422-2/

Best Regards
jhalphen
Paris/France

[vol.2]

Originally Posted by jhalphen

TV will be on (static) display at the ETF 2025 Convention May 2/3/4.

jhalphen,

That's actually the "ETM" or the Early Television Museum.

[WISCOJIM]

Originally Posted by jhalphen

TV will be on (static) display at the ETF 2025 Convention May 2/3/4.

Originally Posted by vol.2

jhalphen,

That's actually the "ETM" or the Early Television Museum.

Jerome had it correct. The 2025 Convention is held at the ETF's museum.

"Welcome to the Early Television Foundation and Museum"

https://www.earlytelevision.org/

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[vol.2]

Originally Posted by WISCOJIM

Jerome had it correct. The 2025 Convention is held at the ETF's museum.

"Welcome to the Early Television Foundation and Museum"

https://www.earlytelevision.org/

.

Apologies. I did a search for ETF and came up blank, and the only way I found it was through the Early Television Museum webpage.