TMK-717 (Toyomenka) Portable TV

Here is a neat little black and white ultra-portable television set with some really nice bonus features. I am missing the front part of the leatherette cover. This TV was sold under many different names--RadioShack sold a Realistic version here in the US. Nordmende, Emerson, Orion Electric, Unisonic and Broksonic all sold this same TV under their names as well. TMK was probably the actual manufacturer for all of them.

You can see what is inside this TV here:
http://www.taschenfernseher.de/bilder/nordmendetr101inside.jpg

I would have included that picture in the video but did not hear back from the site owner for permission.

Rather amazingly, the battery compartment was recoverable to perfect condition. After carefully cleaning up the old batteries, there is no sign that anything bad ever happened. I didn't even have to scrape the battery terminals clean--once the "fluff" was gone, there was clean metal underneath. I consider this an amazingly (if not *seriously*) lucky occurrence!

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[ibprofin100]

It won't work anymore, Analog broadcasting has ended, and digital is the only broadcasting signal out today.

[uxwbill]

@ibprofin100 That depends greatly upon where you are located. Some low power and "translator" analog television stations remain the US, and this set could receive at least part of the analog cable TV "band" were it connected to such a system.

It can also be used with a converter box, some of which can be adapted for use with batteries.

[Lachlant1984]

You talk about Duracell being a devision of Gellette(?) at one point, is that the same Gellette(?) that makes men's shavers? From the way you speak, am I to understand that digital TV broadcasts on the same frequencies as Analogue TV, similar to HD Radio in America?

[uxwbill]

@Lachlant1984 They have been for a number of years and still are today. Yes, it is the same Gillette that produces shavers and shaving supplies. They are now a division of Proctor and Gamble.

Digital TV broadcasts take place on some of the same frequencies as the old analog broadcasts did. Other frequencies were "recovered" for other use. The main difference is more efficient use of spectrum, or "so we're told".

[MagnusVideos]

You mentioned "The Digital TV Fiasco" in your video, and as the analogue signal is being switched off here next year(Ireland), do you have any advice or thoughts on how to prepare for it? Many thanks.

[uxwbill]

@MagnusVideos Get the very best performing TV antenna you can find, and install it...or arrange to have it installed. I would recommend reading reviews to find out which antenna that is...and think about how it will fit into your home. Some places do not allow outdoor TV antennas.

This is another comment I never saw.

[ChristmasCreature]

what if you use a rf modulator? will that be able to view dvd's?

[Lachlant1984]

@uxwbill Gillette, the best a man can get. I couldn't resist that, I remember the jingle from when I was really young. Here in Australia digital TV and DAB+ Digital Radio are on completely different frequency spectrums to their analogue counterparts. In fact I understand that DAB+ broadcasts on the same wavelength as standard analogue TV, I may of course be wrong, but that seems to be the case. If anyone out there can correct me please do so. We use DVB-T digital TV as far as I know.

[greatwhitenorth112]

i have a 1987 magnavox portable 5.5 inch colour TV with VHF low, VHF high, and UHF bands and also am/fm radio with digital clock with a timer and the TV settings are v-hold, contrast, brightness, color adjust, tint, focus and screen adjust, AFT on off button, external antenna, headphones and a degauss button if the screen ever gets magnetized and a 9volt battery slot for the clock if the power goes out

[Matthew55904]

@uxwbill i had no idea camcord viewfinders were CRT how can u put a high voltage wire on a screen that small?