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Category Archives: Television
Westinghouse LCD Repair
After seeing the repair I made on the Samsung LCD monitor, a friend gave me a few-years-old Westinghouse LCD/TV that had quit working – it wouldn’t power on anymore. It’s a Westinghouse SK-19H210S, 19″ LCD accepting VGA or HDMI up … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Photos, Projects, Television
Tagged capacitor replacement, cost engineering, fried electronics, HDTV, LCD, Monitor, power supply, recycling, repair, SK-19H210S, soldering, Westinghouse
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Antique Radios in “Babylon 5”
In Season 2, Episode 7 of television program “Babylon 5” (1994-1998), you can see a few antique radios in the space station’s Earth History Exhibit. With the help of some other radio hobbyists, I’ve identified the interesting ones. On the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Photos, Television, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, Babylon 5, earth history exhibit, emerson, GE, wave magnet, wilcox-gay, zenith
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Antique Radio in “Firefly” Episode 2
I was watching Firefly the other day, and noticed something interesting. Firefly is set in the year 2517 centered around a small smuggling ship named Serenity manned by a crew of mercenaries, former freedom fighters, a pair of escaped convicts, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Radios and Tubes, Television
Tagged 10-s-464, antique radio, firefly, old radio, serenity, space station, tv props, tv trivia, zenith
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RETROVOLTAGE 
How Television Benefits Your Children [Vintage Ad]
Motorola, leader in television, shows how TV can mean better behavior at home and better marks in school! Own a Motorola and you know you own the best. Does that clown look terrifying to anyone else?