http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-for-5000.html

That TV looks awesome!!!!

I wonder who bought it,they didnt update the article......


What kind of TV is that??? It does not look like a CRT!

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I thought this would be about cross-dressers :(

Ahhhh ya forgot what base this is on huh Russ??


Its Ok mate :)

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The photo doesn't show the whole set as it's about 4" tall and the CRT is vertically mounted. Quite amazing that the tube is still holding a vacuum and working.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2017/02/8.jpg

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I doubt they can update the article until after the sale.

Ya maybe they still havent had a sale who knows......

Its amazing looking...... Though wouldnt you see everything BACKWARDS due to the mirror??

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Perhaps if you actually read the article.

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You just scan the tube backwards, then the mirror makes it right.:)

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This is an old article from 2011, but no less interesting. IIRC the unit was demonstrated with a freeview box and a 405 line converter to show live TV pictures, and the kit was included in the sale.

What's more amazing is that up until the time the old VHF Black and White 405 line transmitters were turned off in the early 1980s that TV would have shown a picture with nothing more than an aerial and the right tuning coils.

I just discovered it sold at auction for $27,000+

MZTV in Toronto was the buyer.

Wow 27k!!

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I found the case for a Marconi version of this. The mirror was still intact. It made a nice little cupboard.

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The sale took place in April 2011, perhaps you should take your own advice instead of being rude.