Trash saved - Hitachi S-88 B&W TV
robb - 2013-07-04 22:18
Was driving near my area today and what do I see ? A VINTAGE TV ON THE CURB !
Why do people throw these vintage sets out when they still work ! 
Their loss, my gain 
It is from 1972
It is Made in Japan.
Anyways, heres some pics.
ao - 2013-07-05 01:06
Yeah, I'd have picked that up
radio.raheem - 2013-07-05 01:44
the worst thing that could have happened to tv (digital) and i used to love tinkering with vhs too....nice set
andyboombox - 2013-07-05 02:06
i agree with tim,should have left analogue running longer,everthing is digital nowadays
oh and the tv is a nice vintage set,so clean and tidy too
brutus442 - 2013-07-05 11:34
I don't recall ever seeing a 70's TV with a flat screen bezel over the tube like that. What a great design.
Nice find Robb...!
robb - 2013-07-05 12:34
My little 9" tube Magnavox has the same screen protector.
joeybinky - 2013-07-06 13:36
I have a KTV B/W portable tv with a screen cover tinted in a light blue. The tv worked great until they scammed us all with digital reception. I miss using it. It's marked August
1986. Had gotten it when I was 15.
brutus442 - 2013-07-08 21:17
My little 9" tube Magnavox has the same screen protector.
Impressive!
@ Joey Binky...I feel for you. I agree with the digital conversion switchover. I loved bring a portable TV outside and watching/listening to the game while working on the car
joeybinky - 2013-07-08 21:34
My little 9" tube Magnavox has the same screen protector.
Impressive!
@ Joey Binky...I feel for you. I agree with the digital conversion switchover. I loved bring a portable TV outside and watching/listening to the game while working on the car
brutus442 - 2013-07-08 21:36
and they call this progress. Discard, and destroy thousand upon thousand working electronics
Didn't know about police scanners going digital??
claret.badger - 2013-07-08 23:58
easier to track users with digital sets
*cynical wink*
robb - 2013-07-11 22:35
Saved this again from the Toronto Floods, along with all my other tv's and boomboxes !
Lucky me !
iron.will - 2013-07-12 06:15
FANTASTIC SCORE!!! I would have scooped that off the curb for sure!
brutus442 - 2013-07-12 12:49
Saved this again from the Toronto Floods, along with all my other tv's and boomboxes !
Lucky me !
I hear you Robb. I raced home from cottage home when I heard the news of the flooding in Toronto. All of my boxes are in the basement
Thanksfully the Gods of Japanese Electronics were watching over my collection. Basement was bone dry...and the wifes flowers were duly watered (I forgot to do it before I left )
robb - 2013-07-12 15:26
This is how bad we had it.. see the empty shelves ? those were filled with family pics.
I raced to save them and 75% of the valuable stuff we have.
We didnt lose all that much.
I saved all my boomboxes and car audio and tv's and brand new car parts that were in the plastic bin.
brutus442 - 2013-07-12 16:19
I hope all the pics were ok Robb. Those are irreplaceable!
As for the rest of the damage, I hope it's minimal and your boomboxes/ TV's were well protected in plasic bins. I'm going to do the same...everything in plastic bins from now on
Take care Robb!
robb - 2013-07-12 18:31
I hope all the pics were ok Robb. Those are irreplaceable!
As for the rest of the damage, I hope it's minimal and your boomboxes/ TV's were well protected in plasic bins. I'm going to do the same...everything in plastic bins from now on
Take care Robb!
YES PICS AND ALL ARE OK..
EVERYTHING OF VALUE WAS UP OFF THE FLOOR.
NO ELECTRONICS WERE LOST.
robb - 2013-12-10 11:26