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    Britain's oldest TV...

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8159774.stm

    They don't make 'em like that any more.

    Thankfully.

    Loved the classic ion burn on the crt...

    And he's not kidding about how dangerous it is to work on, either...


    Zaaaaaap!

    #2
    I thought this was going to be about Cybertory.

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      #3
      Originally posted by minestrone View Post
      I thought this was going to be about Cybertory.

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        #4
        Just managed to get around to watching that clip - what a wonderful find! The fact that he has a converter for digital TV makes it even more great.
        How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

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          #5
          Give that man a free TV licence
          +50 Xeno Geek Points
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            #6
            Originally posted by zeitghost View Post
            http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8159774.stm

            They don't make 'em like that any more.

            Thankfully.

            Loved the classic ion burn on the crt...

            And he's not kidding about how dangerous it is to work on, either...


            Zaaaaaap!
            Interesting that he runs it most days. Unlike that museum.

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              #7
              Originally posted by zeitghost
              Two converters...

              One Freeview box for yer actual digitals, like...

              And the Aurora converter to change it from 625 to 405 lines...

              405 line tv ran from 1936 to 1983... (when they finally switched the transmitters off).
              I remember the day they switched the local transmitter off.

              My grandma had me go round to work out what was wrong with her television...
              Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
              threadeds website, and here's my blog.

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