I would love to have an old roundie. I just have a 1980's Hitachi with an older chassis mounted in that is a tube/SS hybrid. Colors are almost like yours, but a little less accurate in the yellow color department.
I've been waiting for this post for a long time! I had a Zenith color set similar to this one ( I think that my set was manufactured in 1962.) I picked it up at a thrift store for $10 in 1985. When I brought it home I dropped it down the stairs and broke the picture tube before I even got to plug it in!
i got some massive nostalgia feel looking into that tv,remeber the as unit blowing into the side of my head the strange yet nice smell of my grandmothers home watching boomerang around the age of 6 or so.
any vcr will work on an old TV using the vcrs coax output and put the TV on channel 3 or 4. A DVD can be played by using a external modulator. of course a digital converter box can be added so you can get over the air digital TV.
VCR's hooked to old televisions had a habit of "flagging" at the top of the screen. it was a distortion where the picture would cause the tops of peoples heads to appear "bent". It was caused by the copy protection in rental tapes. non protected tapes worked ok.
@ricarleite nice old tv here, hey wasnt NTSC alway a bad colour system. here in australia its PAL. i heard somwhere ppl used to say never twice same colour. well color as you would say in USA
I used to manage a tv repair shop..one day a customer brought in his Zenith TV he told it was 23 years old and this is the first time it needed repair...we fixed it and he took it home. I wonder how many more years that set will be around?
VCR's in US/Canada almost always have RF ch3/ch4 output. An ubiquitous 75/300 ohm adapter and you're up and running.
DVD? You'll do the same thing, but you'll also need an RF modulator (just as you would need with a 1990's color TV), about $ 15 at most stores that sell electronics.
Maybe Im late on the scene, but how are you getting these classic-type shows to play on these vintage sets? Have you actually managed to hook a DVD or VCR player into them...somehow??
@DaveWVideo I believe that's Pinchas Zukerman playing the violin, Daniel Barenboim on piano, and Jacqueline du Pré the cello. The piece is Beethoven's "Ghost" Trio.
that horizontal yoke noise, i miss it. 15750Hz and some times the 59.98Hz vertical. new tv sets aint sound that good due small size speakers. i also miss the wooden cabinets or the simulated ones.
This set has some trouble with the burst amplifier. It's too slow to warm up. This could be a weak tube, or a faulty component in the burst amp, or color burst oscillator sync. The tracking looks to be a bit on the blue side, but this could be how the camera shooting this video is responding...
The "FLINTSTONES" episode seen here, "The Good Scout", was originally telecast in black and white in March 1961, as ABC didn't have color facilities at that time (color prints of the first two seasons weren't seen until the fall of 1966).
Holy crap!! This is type of zenith tv my parents had in the living room when I was growing up. Only my parents had a UHF tuner on theirs. I remember it died in the early 80's. I remember a couple of times a repairman came to replace some tubes. My father said it wasn't worth fixing cause it old. Look at your, still going after 47 yrs. a yr younger than me!!
There was! There was color tv sets in 1956 too! And the real first color tv is from 1926(or 1925) wich I read about. Those were mechanical ones like the first black 'n white sets.
@spazzcat03 Not true, my dad bought that same exact model in either late '63 or early '64. This video really brings back childhood memories. That was a real good set, it was on from the time we got up in the morning until the last person went to bed. Excellent picture, very warm and lifelike.
The Flintstones on this set ,good ! We had a set like this model but with the "hi boy" legs so it didn't have the larger speaker below. I always liked that volume control with the primary colors and the tuner dial had an orange light for the channel number. All tubes inside wow!
@umajunkcollector they can be rebuilt but there is only 2 shops I think . You have to ship them out and it would cost as much as a new tv but worth it
beautiful picture, natural and yet fast!
2009cesarillo 2 weeks ago
still a nice bright picture
MerleOberon 3 weeks ago
I would love to have an old roundie. I just have a 1980's Hitachi with an older chassis mounted in that is a tube/SS hybrid. Colors are almost like yours, but a little less accurate in the yellow color department.
hakemon 4 weeks ago
She looks a bit like JZ Knight.
jaworskij 4 weeks ago
I've been waiting for this post for a long time! I had a Zenith color set similar to this one ( I think that my set was manufactured in 1962.) I picked it up at a thrift store for $10 in 1985. When I brought it home I dropped it down the stairs and broke the picture tube before I even got to plug it in!
mewhor 1 month ago
wow, so cool to see an old t.v.
they sure have come a long way since then!
LadyScorpio39 1 month ago
Fred Flintstone reminds me of Peter Griffin. Cool set!
punishedexistence 1 month ago
The color temperature is way off for that tv
lazimofo90 1 month ago
I love old tv's and my friend too
bttfjulesvernemarty 2 months ago
I had an old round tube RCA with remote control. It lasted a long time
inkey2 2 months ago
Dick YoRk Lol !
kaveenr1 2 months ago
i got some massive nostalgia feel looking into that tv,remeber the as unit blowing into the side of my head the strange yet nice smell of my grandmothers home watching boomerang around the age of 6 or so.
solisvictor1991 2 months ago
You have some great things in that room!
samdogdamndog2 3 months ago
any vcr will work on an old TV using the vcrs coax output and put the TV on channel 3 or 4. A DVD can be played by using a external modulator. of course a digital converter box can be added so you can get over the air digital TV.
VCR's hooked to old televisions had a habit of "flagging" at the top of the screen. it was a distortion where the picture would cause the tops of peoples heads to appear "bent". It was caused by the copy protection in rental tapes. non protected tapes worked ok.
patrick9648 3 months ago
/watch?v=BMjJpf6iGUU&feature=related
SuperMegaUberGenius 3 months ago
How many channels your TV is got?
paxypaja 3 months ago
Old NTSC TVs always had this tint over the image, sort of blueish or purple.
ricarleite 4 months ago
@ricarleite nice old tv here, hey wasnt NTSC alway a bad colour system. here in australia its PAL. i heard somwhere ppl used to say never twice same colour. well color as you would say in USA
steviebboy69 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I used to manage a tv repair shop..one day a customer brought in his Zenith TV he told it was 23 years old and this is the first time it needed repair...we fixed it and he took it home. I wonder how many more years that set will be around?
whiskeyify 4 months ago
find one at thrift town lol iremeber as a little kid we had a general elctric
honeybaby000111 4 months ago
do you have the computer conect to the tv?
honeybaby000111 4 months ago
@MultiBudBoy
VCR's in US/Canada almost always have RF ch3/ch4 output. An ubiquitous 75/300 ohm adapter and you're up and running.
DVD? You'll do the same thing, but you'll also need an RF modulator (just as you would need with a 1990's color TV), about $ 15 at most stores that sell electronics.
1L6E6VHF 5 months ago
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Could your 6JU8 possibly *be* weak? Sorry
1L6E6VHF 5 months ago
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Could your 6JU8 possibly weak?
1L6E6VHF 5 months ago
Maybe Im late on the scene, but how are you getting these classic-type shows to play on these vintage sets? Have you actually managed to hook a DVD or VCR player into them...somehow??
MultiBudboy 5 months ago
@LoreYseult Yeah
fancysnake1 5 months ago
would like to by a 63 or 65
12345678969707 6 months ago
Were you using a digital camcorder? I expected to see scan lines. Then I realized that if you used a digital camera that might not happen.
PatinOmaha 6 months ago
Looks like Jay Leno playing the violin at 1:49. Good thing he has another trade--he sure as heck isn't funny.
DaveWVideo 8 months ago
@DaveWVideo I believe that's Pinchas Zukerman playing the violin, Daniel Barenboim on piano, and Jacqueline du Pré the cello. The piece is Beethoven's "Ghost" Trio.
GeorgeCrosley 6 months ago
i watched that flinstones episode on boomerang
BetaArchiveCommunity 9 months ago
that horizontal yoke noise, i miss it. 15750Hz and some times the 59.98Hz vertical. new tv sets aint sound that good due small size speakers. i also miss the wooden cabinets or the simulated ones.
iskanderoelmann 9 months ago
Nice set, I like your choice of old shows too. One of the things I wish I still had from growing up, our old TV set.
toddcharry 9 months ago
I have a '66 roundie and it still works. Also has better color and picture than any other set we have seen since.
JedClampettJr 10 months ago
This set has some trouble with the burst amplifier. It's too slow to warm up. This could be a weak tube, or a faulty component in the burst amp, or color burst oscillator sync. The tracking looks to be a bit on the blue side, but this could be how the camera shooting this video is responding...
jerryg50 11 months ago
The "FLINTSTONES" episode seen here, "The Good Scout", was originally telecast in black and white in March 1961, as ABC didn't have color facilities at that time (color prints of the first two seasons weren't seen until the fall of 1966).
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
good work dude!
frecuenciajuaniyo 1 year ago
does the tv literally have to warm up for the picture to look better?
noneofyourbuisness7 1 year ago
Holy crap!! This is type of zenith tv my parents had in the living room when I was growing up. Only my parents had a UHF tuner on theirs. I remember it died in the early 80's. I remember a couple of times a repairman came to replace some tubes. My father said it wasn't worth fixing cause it old. Look at your, still going after 47 yrs. a yr younger than me!!
crazze6163 1 year ago
Ops, nothing there was sets. There were color tv sets. sorry:)
vttv01 1 year ago
There was no Color Tv sets in 1963 ,
spazzcat03 1 year ago
@spazzcat03
There was! There was color tv sets in 1956 too! And the real first color tv is from 1926(or 1925) wich I read about. Those were mechanical ones like the first black 'n white sets.
vttv01 1 year ago
@vttv01 the first practical color set for consumers came out in 1954 as the CT-100 from RCA Victor.
rockabillycat1954 1 year ago
@spazzcat03 Not true, my dad bought that same exact model in either late '63 or early '64. This video really brings back childhood memories. That was a real good set, it was on from the time we got up in the morning until the last person went to bed. Excellent picture, very warm and lifelike.
ForeverYoung58 1 year ago
can it play my PS3????
PSXPrOdUcTiOnZ 1 year ago
@PSXPrOdUcTiOnZ yes
geekforlifevandc 1 year ago
What were the "Bewitched" and "Flintstones" episodes called?
Kartoonkid95 1 year ago
The Flintstones on this set ,good ! We had a set like this model but with the "hi boy" legs so it didn't have the larger speaker below. I always liked that volume control with the primary colors and the tuner dial had an orange light for the channel number. All tubes inside wow!
musickeys8 2 years ago
Nice to see vintage shows on a proper vintage TV. Takes me back to when I was a kid, and I watched them on sets just like this one.
batterymaker 2 years ago
I want one. =)
ny718bx 2 years ago
is it possible to get NOS picture tubes? I guess if the CRT goes, that's it!
umajunkcollector 2 years ago
@umajunkcollector they can be rebuilt but there is only 2 shops I think . You have to ship them out and it would cost as much as a new tv but worth it
force311999 1 year ago
@umajunkcollector you can get NOS picture tubes if your lucky if not then they can be rebuilt with a new electron gun for about £250-£500
laurdy 1 year ago
Nice That is a Good TV right there
acuraRule12355 2 years ago