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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I was looking for an original to restore but there are problems doing that:

  1. They are FULL of paper capacitors. All of which have to be replaced.

  2. Once you do that, the set is still black and white and has no modern inputs, coaxial and dipole only.

So in my research, I found a tiny company in Dousman, WI who bought the Philco Predicta license. Not sure if they are still making them, keep in mind this was all 25 years ago. Was $2,500 + freight shipping.

http://predictatv.com/

[–] BrowseMan@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Another lemmy gold.

Thanks for allowing me to learn cathodic TV this old was still manufactured in the US in 2018.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

God, they're so beautiful.