Finding specs for older TV

[USSEnterprise]

I found an older 35" TV that I would like to buy for my basement. Its an RCA (I know, not a great brand), but its only $50 fully working. I have googled and googled and yahooed and etc, etc.  All I know is that it is a 35" screen, stereo, has PIP, and has S-video in. I would like to find out some more info about it before I make the purchase. The model is F35731MB. If anyone here knows anything about this model TV, or a place where I can find info on it, I would really appreciate it.

[AtomSmasher]

Dunno if this helps, but heres the manual for that tv:  http://download.ethomson.com/english/RCA/COLOR_TV/IB/1508320B.pdf

[USSEnterprise]

Thanks, that was helpful. ten years old instead of six. Not going to get this one, especially considering its an RCA.

[mrhowell]

Is RCA bad?

[ChadTower]

No, it's not, considering they made a large percentage of the CRTs out there in that age range, IIRC.

There isn't much to know beyond what you had in your first post.  Old TVs are always the same except the input types and tuner types.

[zaphod]

Ten years old might actually make it a better purchase than if it were only six.  The larger TVs were being made in the US for a while there.  If this was one of those, snap it up.  The quality began the slow slide downhill when they moved all their plants overseas.
I have a ten year-old Proscan (RCA) as a primary TV that was made in the states and works today as well as the day I bought it.  Don't discount RCA out-of-hand.

[ChadTower]

I'll agree with that.  I have some 20+ year old TVs that give a picture that beats the CRAP out of most average SDTVs made in the last 5.  And that is after 20+ years.  It's very common to plug in an old GE or Sylvania TV and get a comparable picture from Coax that you get from S video on a recent Walmart level TV.

[USSEnterprise]

Thanks for the info. I had always thought that RCA was a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- brand. I'll think about it some more.

[ChadTower]

The ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- brands of today are not necessarily the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- brands of 1990.  Most of the US TV makers there and back made good stuff, like Sylvania, GE, RCA.

The great brands of 1990 are not necessarily good brands now.  Sony instantly springs to mind as one that used to be a top name and now produces crap that doesn't last.  Samsung used to be a bottom end dept store brand - now they make pretty damn good stuff.

Panasonic went from being a middle of the road brand to a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- brand and back again. 

[USSEnterprise]

Alright, then. I think I buy.
Thanks guys 

[ChadTower]

You probably know this, but just in case you don't, that thing is going to weigh a LOT.  As much as a smaller cab.

[shardian]

I have a 5.1 RCA home theater system that is great. Especially for the price I got it for several years ago.

I also remember having a conversation awhile back on some board where people in the know said alot of other brand tv's and electronics was actually RCA with a repacking for the other brand.

For $50, this is a great deal. Good luck handling that monster. 

[ChadTower]

Wow, a thread where it's actually appropriate to ask:

Does it work?  Will it fit in my basement? 

[shardian]

Wow, a thread where it's actually appropriate to ask:

Does it work?  Will it fit in my basement? 

You just ruined Mission's one chance to inadvertently say something useful. 

[USSEnterprise]

Missing remote, but it works. Not going in basement, in living room, where we keep all our consoles. We had a 20+ year old 27" Sony in there since before I was born. It had great sound. Too bad the picture got so blurry.

[ChadTower]

You just ruined Mission's one chance to inadvertently say something useful. 

Mission will just take the tube out, sit it in the front yard, and disassemble the console to eventually use to build another small building.

[USSEnterprise]

Damnit

"I'm sorry, but our other TV went on the fritz, and we need to keep this one. Again, very sorry.

Sara"