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minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoHoly cow. That TV! Actually awesome, seems uniquely aesthetically pleasing for the era it seems to originate from. What can you tell us about that TV?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 hours agoThe origjnal is a Philco Predicta from around 1958 or so. The Philco brand existed for years and years, first as a maker of radios, then as a maker of televisions. The retro-futurist Predicta line ran for just 2 years, 1958 to 1960. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicta It definitely gained a hold though and has been featured in both the Sims and Fallout games: In the 90’s, the brand was acquired by a tiny company called Telstar who hand-made reproductions using Phillips parts, that’s who made mine in 2001. 25", full color, with composite, component and S-Video inputs. It even supports 480p video!
Holy cow. That TV! Actually awesome, seems uniquely aesthetically pleasing for the era it seems to originate from.
What can you tell us about that TV?
The origjnal is a Philco Predicta from around 1958 or so. The Philco brand existed for years and years, first as a maker of radios, then as a maker of televisions.
The retro-futurist Predicta line ran for just 2 years, 1958 to 1960.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicta
It definitely gained a hold though and has been featured in both the Sims and Fallout games:
In the 90’s, the brand was acquired by a tiny company called Telstar who hand-made reproductions using Phillips parts, that’s who made mine in 2001.
25", full color, with composite, component and S-Video inputs. It even supports 480p video!