Same TV since 1968

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No not me. Some other bloke.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3223533/Man-owns-Britains-oldest-working-television-set.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News

 

[f1only]

Blimey i thought my parents one was old, they have had their 20" Hitachi colour TV since 1971 & are only now thinking of the possibly getting a new TV.

They are still in 2 minds though, at 78 & 81 my dad says it it worth it? bearing in mind it might out last us!! I keep telling him it is worth it in my opinion as the picture is much cleaner on a newer set plus its in widescreen, they would'nt be missing a lot of the picture & information on screen, it would remove the extra freeviw box that floats about under the tv.

My parents always comment on how good the tv picture is at mine when they visit & if they were to replace it they would be after a 32" maximum. At the end of the day though i suppose its what you get used to & or are used to.

Paul

 

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f1only:

Blimey i thought my parents one was old, they have had their 20" Hitachi colour TV since 1971 & are only now thinking of the possibly getting a new TV.

They are still in 2 minds though, at 78 & 81 my dad says it it worth it? bearing in mind it might out last us!! I keep telling him it is worth it in my opinion as the picture is much cleaner on a newer set plus its in widescreen, they would'nt be missing a lot of the picture & information on screen, it would remove the extra freeviw box that floats about under the tv.

My parents always comment on how good the tv picture is at mine when they visit & if they were to replace it they would be after a 32" maximum. At the end of the day though i suppose its what you get used to & or are used to.

Paul
might make a nice christmas presant for them

if you could strech to it

 

[chebby]

The Mitsubishi TV featured in that article is not from 1968.

1978 at the very earliest (I would estimate) from the style and from the fact that the article mentions batteries in the remote control.

(It even has an IR receptor and digital channel display quite visible on the front.)

Still, what's 10 years when there is a good story to be had?

 

[Anonymous]

chebby:
The Mitsubishi TV featured in that article is not from 1968.

1978 at the very earliest (I would estimate) from the style and from the fact that the article mentions batteries in the remote control.

(It even has an IR receptor quite visible on the front.)

Still, what's 10 years when there is a good story to be had?

LOL. Ah so more gutter press sensationilsm. Its funny because my mrs who knows sodd all about tv's said "remote control?.......1968?......Are you sure?.."

 

[chebby]

Looking around the comments on some of these newspaper websites shows I am not alone in thinking this is a much more recent set. (Early 1980s it seems).

It's a shame they don't give these stories to journalists with a phone or email, so they can get it checked out with the nearest local TV repair company (or Mitsubishi themselves) before going to print and possibly causing embarassment to a confused, elederly man who meant well.

 

[f1only]

Yes it would & i'd love to, but unfortunately i've been made redundant in the last few weeks, just what i needed with Christmas coming.