Watch a 1968 Zenith PORTABLE COLOR TV. THE FIRST ONE!!!

This is Zenith's very first portable COLOR TV model introduced in 1968 for the consumer market. This set uses the 15Y6C15 chassis, model Z3504-1. I also have the other "higher end" model Z3508-1 which I mentioned in the video. That video will be showing soon.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Zenith
• color
• portable
• tube
• TV
• television
• 15Y6C15
• vintage

[Feisty1967]

I think you will find it's pronounced ZENith NOT ZEEnith.

[drh4683]

@Feisty1967

And whats your point? Just a smartass comment because you can?

[GitarStu]

@drh4683 Fair comment from Feisty I think. At least you can learn from other people like you're hoping people will do from your videos.

[drh4683]

@GitarStu

Feisty is poking fun at how I talk, its nothing new, so I don't respect his comment.

[josh666675]

how is tht the first one

[drh4683]

Zenith did not offer a personal portable color TV to the market until this model in 1968. I learned this through both service and marketing literature.

[paranormaalutrecht]

I don't know what it is, but tube televisions, and old screens give better colors than modern tubes and lcd's... I have seen it... for myself: living colours!

[JohnnyStorm2007]

Seems strange watching a 2008 program on a vintage TV. Like it's in the future...lol

[Blakkhawks]

I have my parents early 80s version of this set, The picture is beautiful.

[tetrodobeam]

GREAT image

[MarkAJAgi]

The first portable colour television,

with a bit of help from a trolley and a removal van.

And now you can watch TV on your portable phone.

[summer20105707]

Nice television. I thought it looked best though when you were showing us the baseball game.

[Weatherman97]

Where would I plug in my digital converter?

[Irvin700]

@Feisty1967

I pronounce as ZEEnith. It's a regional thing, and I'm from the midwest. Ohio specifically.

[aegisforex]

@Feisty1967 In the U.S., it's pronounced Zeenith.

[CoffeePot1001]

I used to repair TV sets like these in the day. Met some very shady people who were not above stealing from old women and other crimes We now have 150 more channels and the show programming was better 35 years ago.Broadcast TV will eventually become a feature of the internet. Google TV.

[GitarStu]

@drh4683 I didn't read it that way. I read it as a perfectly innocent comment informing you of the correct pronouciation.