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[WaPhilips]

2023 5.7 eTorgue with 65,250+ miles -- no issues whatsoever.... the V8 sounds and exhaust are great, performance is decent; mileage sucks bigly. If buying today, I would get the Hurricane

 

[turkeybird56]

That's very cool that you worked for Zenith.

IIRC, we obtained our first colour TV in 1972, it was a Zenith TV/Stereo console. I scanned the online images, and this is as close as I can find with some caveats.

Ours had a separate UHF tuner knob (IIRC) and a black turntable. I'm not sure if this image is a Zenith product, but it looks closest to my memory of our Zenith TV/Stereo unit.

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I recall that many vacuum tubes I came across were manufactured by Zenith.
Strangely enough, I had some experience working with Zenith in the late '80s, early '90s.
I was working to resolve the slow decoding problem with their analogue SSAVI encryption system.

That was a very exciting time in the early part of my career in CATV. The SSAVI encryption was very fascinating to me after studying NTSC video and working in a Telecom Lab.


I inherited all that old Heathkit test gear, and still have it stored somewhere. A VTVM, a capacitance tester, and various signal generators.

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The Tv setup reminds me of an Admiral B/W console with radio and record player parents had. Boy wat a marvel it was: TV/Stereo Radio and turntable all in one.

 

[Dusty]

The Tv setup reminds me of an Admiral B/W console with radio and record player parents had. Boy wat a marvel it was: TV/Stereo Radio and turntable all in one.

Yes, TV and some radio manufacturers made their own cabinetry, some of it with exceptional craftsmanship and well constructed with quality woods.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 145956 miles.

 

[mikeru]

That’s back when a television was a piece of furniture as well as a source of entertainment. I kind of miss those days. Then I look at my 85 inch flat screen and remember what it was like actually watching programming on one.

 

[04fxdwgi]

That's very cool that you worked for Zenith.

IIRC, we obtained our first colour TV in 1972, it was a Zenith TV/Stereo console. I scanned the online images, and this is as close as I can find with some caveats.

Ours had a separate UHF tuner knob (IIRC) and a black turntable. I'm not sure if this image is a Zenith product, but it looks closest to my memory of our Zenith TV/Stereo unit.

View attachment 579227


I recall that many vacuum tubes I came across were manufactured by Zenith.
Strangely enough, I had some experience working with Zenith in the late '80s, early '90s.
I was working to resolve the slow decoding problem with their analogue SSAVI encryption system.

That was a very exciting time in the early part of my career in CATV. The SSAVI encryption was very fascinating to me after studying NTSC video and working in a Telecom Lab.


I inherited all that old Heathkit test gear, and still have it stored somewhere. A VTVM, a capacitance tester, and various signal generators.

.

Had that exact same setup. Weighed about 1,000 lbs.

 

[OldRider]

Yes, TV and some radio manufacturers made their own cabinetry, some of it with exceptional craftsmanship and well constructed with quality woods.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 145956 miles.

Back in the late 50’s my dad drove for Consolidated Freight ways. He hauled new tv’s from Chicago to the west coast. One winter they were taking the northern route west on what would now be around the I80 route. They broke down in the middle of nowhere and back then in the winter it might be hours before anyone came by. They were afraid of freezing, so they opened up the trailer and started dragging out new tv’s and burning them. He said they kept a good fire going until someone came through and rescued them.

 

[madtrucker2016]

No I would not purchase an eTorque Hemi again, very bad gas mileage on them.

 

[wick]

2023 5.7 eTorgue with 65,250+ miles -- no issues whatsoever.... the V8 sounds and exhaust are great, performance is decent; mileage sucks bigly. If buying today, I would get the Hurricane

Bought 23 5.7 eTorque used 17k miles, runs great, installed banks pedal monster, got rid of pedal lag, 13.5 MPG, needs a bigger gas tank, last weekend replaced 2017 ram 350 stock tank w 52 gal .Now can pass a gas station in tow.

 

[oe542bob]

That’s back when a television was a piece of furniture as well as a source of entertainment. I kind of miss those days. Then I look at my 85 inch flat screen and remember what it was like actually watching programming on one.

Ah the “good” old days. 25” and I believe finally went to a massive 27”? Us kids were the “remote” control too. And you had to sit to the side so people on the couch could see.
Oh yeah, the antenna. Turn it a little more, it’s still snowy. And then came color. Wonderful World of Disney.