To think, ~20 years ago, they actually created good(as in a product made of something other than plastic(Apple, cotica and non-electronics excluded)) products... To bad with these new technologies... Companies find that plastic is better, when many people would rather have an older T.V. that actually has some characteristics...
I have a very similar set but it won't turn on anymore. I'm trying to find the service manuals but the model and chassis numbers are erased. Can you tell me the chassis number and model of your tv? Thanks a lot!
Very beautiful set! We used to have a 1986 GE console TV that appears to have been made by Panasonic because of itz insides. It has a 4x6 speaker with good bass too. Unfortunately, it died after a power outage and then year after that my mom decided to get rid of it because she found out that it cost more to fix than replaced it back in 2001. We were the original owners too. I sure missed that set and our 1st VCR too. It was a 1987 Goldstar. The TV and VCR was well taken care of.
That has nearly the same identical on screen display as my 1990 Sears/Sanyo 20" TV (My first TV I've had since I was 8) except the clock is smaller on mine.
My Grandmother has a Sears brand TV that she bought in about 1990. She uses it daily. Probably the only real break it has had in Service is when she broke her leg and was away from home about a month. Still plays excellent.
I'm quite sure the light sensor on your set is to adjust picture brightness according to how well the room is illuminated.
It could be possible that the yoke is slightly out of alignment on the CRT.
I've got a console that was abandoned in my house before I bought it. It was the top model ("The Santiago") in the 1978 Sears catalog. No keypad, just touch-buttons, a slug for each channel and an acoustic remote. The guts are all Sanyo, they were probably shipped as a kit and used to stuff a US made cabinet. It has two 4x6 speakers with old-fashioned box magnets; they sound great! Are you sure your cabinet is real wood? Mine is chip-board with screw-on wood-grained plastic overlays.
I haven't seen a light sensor on any new TVs, but the LCD screens aren't as prone to washout. I fixed the crooked picture on my '88 GE by loosening the screw on the yoke (that big, ugly doughnut shaped thing with 4 coils that fits over the neck of the CRT) and tweaking it a bit. The rectangular-frame '80s screen made the crooked image really annoying. The bulgy '70s screen on my console would make a slight angle much less noticeable.
To think, ~20 years ago, they actually created good(as in a product made of something other than plastic(Apple, cotica and non-electronics excluded)) products... To bad with these new technologies... Companies find that plastic is better, when many people would rather have an older T.V. that actually has some characteristics...
Good Video By-The-Way!
mandoza3 10 months ago
Now you just need to hook a PS3 or Xbox360 to it!
ittelgimaf 10 months ago
Thats way cooler then any flat panel tv thanks for posting this.
52DODGEM37 11 months ago
really good tv set i have one
just like it in storage
LrjGarner 1 year ago
I have a very similar set but it won't turn on anymore. I'm trying to find the service manuals but the model and chassis numbers are erased. Can you tell me the chassis number and model of your tv? Thanks a lot!
peleguigo 1 year ago
very nice set
SuperSmasher97 1 year ago
that senor is for the orginal remote of the sears set
6452ss 1 year ago
this video is made in canada on sasktel cable in saskatchewan
6452ss 1 year ago
another great set.sears silvertone FTW!!
SuperSmasher97 1 year ago
Very beautiful set! We used to have a 1986 GE console TV that appears to have been made by Panasonic because of itz insides. It has a 4x6 speaker with good bass too. Unfortunately, it died after a power outage and then year after that my mom decided to get rid of it because she found out that it cost more to fix than replaced it back in 2001. We were the original owners too. I sure missed that set and our 1st VCR too. It was a 1987 Goldstar. The TV and VCR was well taken care of.
Vinylrecordsneverdie 2 years ago
Wonder why they don't place wood finish on tv's today?
thefogbearer 3 years ago
They replaced wood finishes on TV's in exchange for faulty wall mounts that break and you end up having to replace the whole TV. Bitter irony.
comgeek24 2 years ago
damn.now thats how a tv should look.beautiful.
me748 3 years ago
That TV is beautiful!
That has nearly the same identical on screen display as my 1990 Sears/Sanyo 20" TV (My first TV I've had since I was 8) except the clock is smaller on mine.
spatsbear2 3 years ago
Has that early RCA look.
craig1974 3 years ago
Really nice set! I work at Sears now selling electronics, and its amazing how much tvs have changed!
rulebritannia1991 3 years ago
Selling electronics? That's awesome!.
And I know what u mean, now it's all about plasma and LCD.
wilkes85 3 years ago
awesome
allboutk 3 years ago
that brings back memories of playing NES at my friends house on their console TV back in 1987-90 ahh man they don't make em like they used to
coolbluelights 3 years ago 2
My Grandmother has a Sears brand TV that she bought in about 1990. She uses it daily. Probably the only real break it has had in Service is when she broke her leg and was away from home about a month. Still plays excellent.
I'm quite sure the light sensor on your set is to adjust picture brightness according to how well the room is illuminated.
It could be possible that the yoke is slightly out of alignment on the CRT.
jefferyb304 3 years ago
That's a cool feature, the light sensor.
And yea, Sears does seem to make quality electronics. This one seems to have held up nicely, but I'm sure it's been treated very well.
wilkes85 3 years ago
Update; Grandma accidentally unplugged the TV and upon turning it on, the auto programing was messed up. But,she can key in channels on the remote.
jefferyb3042 3 years ago
I've got a console that was abandoned in my house before I bought it. It was the top model ("The Santiago") in the 1978 Sears catalog. No keypad, just touch-buttons, a slug for each channel and an acoustic remote. The guts are all Sanyo, they were probably shipped as a kit and used to stuff a US made cabinet. It has two 4x6 speakers with old-fashioned box magnets; they sound great! Are you sure your cabinet is real wood? Mine is chip-board with screw-on wood-grained plastic overlays.
lrd9999 2 years ago
I haven't seen a light sensor on any new TVs, but the LCD screens aren't as prone to washout. I fixed the crooked picture on my '88 GE by loosening the screw on the yoke (that big, ugly doughnut shaped thing with 4 coils that fits over the neck of the CRT) and tweaking it a bit. The rectangular-frame '80s screen made the crooked image really annoying. The bulgy '70s screen on my console would make a slight angle much less noticeable.
lrd9999 2 years ago
nice tv
mylesgifford123 3 years ago