Zenith Chroma color...these sets have a really beautiful picture. We had 2 Zeniths in the shop for repair one day...we put them side by side and the much older model had a better picture than the new one. I was not surprised since I'm an old timer and have been fixing sets for many years...but my younger tv tech was just amazed at how much better the color was on the old Zenith.
Our family had this same TV growing up - I don't remember when we bought it but it had to be no later than 1980 because I was about 5 years old. Then 5 or 6 years later the TV was given to me as a birthday present, and I kept it for several years. Then it was given to my aunt and she used it forever. It finally died in the mid 1990s... but the thing lived most of it's life being on for at least 12 hours a day. It was an awesome TV and I remember the phone being a really neat toy!
I swear my grandma has a similar zenith, although there is no remote. Instead of dial's on the right side of the tv, she had a small digital display which showed the channel you were on, and under that were buttons to type the channel in. I'm guessing that it was from the 80's though, but she still uses it in her kitchen today lol :P
I used to have a Montgomery Ward TV like that, there might be a little switch either in the control panel, or on the back of the TV to select different channel modes, and that might be able to make it go to higher stations, that's what it did on mine!
Does this TV set have "on screen display"? Or is this on-screen display from external device? I mean this white text on black background, showed in right corner of screen. :)
@rulebritannia1991 I believe this 19 inch TV is from 1982. There's no way in hell that a 1975 model would have a on-screen display. I have a friend who has the exact same model and it was from 1982.
Shoot. I have yet to see those TVs crap out. Too bad. I would have taken that TV and fixed it and would have been as good as new. I have some old vintage TVs that are that old that still work!
Had the phone interface too only problem was to the caller on the other end it always sounded like we were in a tunnel but still damn cool for its day.
I'd be surprised if it couldn't originally be programmed to receive the upper UHF channels, since the broadcast UHF band went up to 83 going back at least to the '60s.
Pretty cool, huh? They were always ahead of their time. I think retrochad has a point, but I'd guess about 79. I've got an '80 in the basement (bought it new and still working a-1 with a cable box connected) that has similar features, including the "space phone" (groovy ;). It's door panel is identical, but the rest of the case - white, btw - and the remote look a bit more "modern" for lack of a better word.
I have a TV that says zenith space command, on the front, and I have the remote for it, but I have no clue if there is actually a way to connect it, I couldn't find one, it doesn't have all of the symbals on the front of it, does anyone know anything about it lol
if you hook a VCR up, you can get the upper channels too, it's funny, I noticed how good the picture was on it too, mine only cost 4 dollars haha, they made appliances to last back then
Today I picked up an old Zenith remote at a thrift store, bought it as a joke, to keep with our regular remote. Turns out it's for a Zenith System 3 TV. I'm trying to figure out what year it's from -- similar to yours, but it doesn't have the cool "computer space command" like yours does at the bottom. Thx for posting such clear pics.
Very nice picture! I think it may be a little later like from around 1979-82 or so. Usually there is a date of manufacture sticker on the back but sometimes it comes off. You'll have to demonstrate the spacephone sometime. I have one with the feature but have not tried the phone hookup yet.
I had it hooked up to the telephone but because we have Vonage (our phone comes through a modem/internet) I can't dial out. I need to get a special box to convert the pulse to tone so the box understands it.
Zenith Chroma color...these sets have a really beautiful picture. We had 2 Zeniths in the shop for repair one day...we put them side by side and the much older model had a better picture than the new one. I was not surprised since I'm an old timer and have been fixing sets for many years...but my younger tv tech was just amazed at how much better the color was on the old Zenith.
whiskeyify 4 months ago
Our family had this same TV growing up - I don't remember when we bought it but it had to be no later than 1980 because I was about 5 years old. Then 5 or 6 years later the TV was given to me as a birthday present, and I kept it for several years. Then it was given to my aunt and she used it forever. It finally died in the mid 1990s... but the thing lived most of it's life being on for at least 12 hours a day. It was an awesome TV and I remember the phone being a really neat toy!
MyRedneckLife 8 months ago
Was That Nascar On At 4:00 If So I Love Nascar!!!!!
TheNascarfan14 1 year ago
Want Model Is It???
TheNascarfan14 1 year ago
I swear my grandma has a similar zenith, although there is no remote. Instead of dial's on the right side of the tv, she had a small digital display which showed the channel you were on, and under that were buttons to type the channel in. I'm guessing that it was from the 80's though, but she still uses it in her kitchen today lol :P
scfunnyehlol 1 year ago
I used to have a Montgomery Ward TV like that, there might be a little switch either in the control panel, or on the back of the TV to select different channel modes, and that might be able to make it go to higher stations, that's what it did on mine!
ActiveWorldsLunitic 1 year ago
Well, If the Tv still has the manufacturer sticker on the back, you'll be able to find out how old it is, my guess is late 70s.
jst31n 1 year ago
OH! I remember those telephone TVs! I totally forgot about that!
greg5566 1 year ago
Does this TV set have "on screen display"? Or is this on-screen display from external device? I mean this white text on black background, showed in right corner of screen. :)
Greetings! :)
Bondo9o 1 year ago
I Have never seen a Tv with a telephone input.wow
910364 2 years ago
This is a 80's model. They would have a Cable input in the seventy. Nor channel in picture back then.
dfpolitowski2 2 years ago
really? The service tag said manufactured July of 1975.........
rulebritannia1991 2 years ago
Well, then i guessed wrong. I'm only going by memory. The cable connection threw me off,
dfpolitowski2 2 years ago
@rulebritannia1991 I believe this 19 inch TV is from 1982. There's no way in hell that a 1975 model would have a on-screen display. I have a friend who has the exact same model and it was from 1982.
Rlotpir1972 1 year ago
@dfpolitowski2 On-screen display for channels in the picture began in 1979.
PigsInBlanket 7 months ago
Cool TV. I like the old vintage TVs. Keep it is long is you can. Just remember this old TV will out last any new TV! Good Video!
chrisstv1979 2 years ago
haha! Funny you mention it! It crapped out about a month ago and I had to pitch it. It had a good run though
rulebritannia1991 2 years ago
Shoot. I have yet to see those TVs crap out. Too bad. I would have taken that TV and fixed it and would have been as good as new. I have some old vintage TVs that are that old that still work!
chrisstv1979 2 years ago
Well, by "crapped out" I mean that something got smashed through the tube lol
rulebritannia1991 2 years ago
we had an early 80 space command tv.
Had the phone interface too only problem was to the caller on the other end it always sounded like we were in a tunnel but still damn cool for its day.
stargazr1976 2 years ago
I'd be surprised if it couldn't originally be programmed to receive the upper UHF channels, since the broadcast UHF band went up to 83 going back at least to the '60s.
lrd9999 2 years ago
Pretty cool, huh? They were always ahead of their time. I think retrochad has a point, but I'd guess about 79. I've got an '80 in the basement (bought it new and still working a-1 with a cable box connected) that has similar features, including the "space phone" (groovy ;). It's door panel is identical, but the rest of the case - white, btw - and the remote look a bit more "modern" for lack of a better word.
pgpapas 2 years ago
@pgpapas What ModeIs Yours????
TheNascarfan14 1 year ago
@TheNascarfan14
Sorry, I can't remember the model name or number. I checked the rear panel but the label is too faded to read...
pgpapas 1 year ago
I have a TV that says zenith space command, on the front, and I have the remote for it, but I have no clue if there is actually a way to connect it, I couldn't find one, it doesn't have all of the symbals on the front of it, does anyone know anything about it lol
if you hook a VCR up, you can get the upper channels too, it's funny, I noticed how good the picture was on it too, mine only cost 4 dollars haha, they made appliances to last back then
VinylCountryMusic 3 years ago
I'm just curious, what do you mean by "I have no clue if there is actually a way to connect it"?
Nokorola 2 years ago
Today I picked up an old Zenith remote at a thrift store, bought it as a joke, to keep with our regular remote. Turns out it's for a Zenith System 3 TV. I'm trying to figure out what year it's from -- similar to yours, but it doesn't have the cool "computer space command" like yours does at the bottom. Thx for posting such clear pics.
strawberryfie1ds 3 years ago
awesome set man!
that's phenominal how you can hook your phone up to it! I've never even heard of anything like that in my life, especially for older sets.
wilkes85 3 years ago
Very nice picture! I think it may be a little later like from around 1979-82 or so. Usually there is a date of manufacture sticker on the back but sometimes it comes off. You'll have to demonstrate the spacephone sometime. I have one with the feature but have not tried the phone hookup yet.
retrochad 3 years ago
I had it hooked up to the telephone but because we have Vonage (our phone comes through a modem/internet) I can't dial out. I need to get a special box to convert the pulse to tone so the box understands it.
rulebritannia1991 3 years ago