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• Old Technology
This TV is NOT for sale.
Just turned this on in 2013 (first time since 2003) and everything still works! Here is some of the original marketing information: RCA Home Entertainment Center, New Vista Color Television "The Brandywine" model HM813 Solid State Phonograph, Computer Crafted AMFMFM Stereo Radio 23 inch diagonal, 295 square inch picture.
Tiltout TV control panel for handy standup tuning. Advanced Automatic "Locked In" TV Fine Tuning (A.F.T.) is completely electronic, completely automatic no extra switches or tuning meters. New Vista VHF tuner is the most powerful in the television industry. Advanced Solid State UHF tuner is precision engineered to provide excellent reception. Glareproof RCA Super Bright HiLite color picture tube is 20% brighter than any previous RCA tube. Computer Crafted C/COS 327 radio tuner programmed for precision by an RCA Spectra 70 computer. New ceramic circuit modules that perform key functions of many individual parts. Advanced features include tuned RF stage in both FM and AM, FM Stereo Indicator light, AFC, builtin antennas. 50 watt peak power Solid State stereo amplifier with frequency response of 50 to 20,000 Hz. Separate bass, treble, stereo balanced and compensated loudness controls. Studiomatic 4speed turntable plays 7" 10" and 12" records automatically or manually, and new mini records manually. Massive 11 3/4" turntable. Automatic shutoff after last record. Adapter for 45rpm and 3 7/8" records included. Feather Action Tone Arm protects records even if tone arm is accidentally bounced or slid across the record. Flipover styli 7 mil Duralife diamond for microgroove records, 3 mil for 78's. Sixspeaker sound system two 12" oval duocone woofers deliver rich, fullbodied bass and midrange presence and four 3 1/2" tweeters provide sparking treble. Stereo headphone jack; speaker switch; tape input/output jack.
00:00 TV Test
00:35 Record Test (Blocked)
01:50 Glowing Tubes
02:24 Radio Test