1993 Magnavox CRT With Coax ONLY- Worth It?!

[@mfd70]

I think the TV is on the wrong channel for the VCR, VCR out is usually on TV2 or TV4, looks like you are watching a harmonic channel, maybe on UHF. CRT size is always measured diagonally, this is from the days when CRT's were always round and diameter was the accepted size. I enjoy watching the channel, keep the old tech alive !

[@ianpolpo]

I agree, the TV said it was tuned into channel 14.

[@YasmineCollects]

@@mfd70 FACEPALM, I am going to try to adjust it tonight and see if I get a clearer picture !!!

[@MarioMania05]

Don't give her wrong info

[@Mrshoujo]

VCR out is Channel 3 very frequently. Some VCRs have a switch in the back.

[@smorris281]

I don’t know we’re you are, but it’s usually Chan 3 or 4.

[@smorris281]

That’s a nice tv. I miss those CRT’s. You can buy a HDMI to coax adapter, RCA plug to coax also. Those old sets are so reliable and rarely ever break, unlike the cheap crap today. Take me back to 1994!

[@mickaka]

It’s a thirteen-inch, TV screens always measured diagonally corner to corner. Almost every TV old or new will also have the size as part of the model number 🙂

[@bratwurst2923]

You're 100% correct that Magnavox was a brand of Phillips, I think they still are as well! I recently picked up this exact TV from a garage sale, it's newer than what I usually pick up (I usually only go 1980 and before for TVs), but I needed a TV for a monitor at my work (part of my job is archiving VHS tapes and DVDs at a TV station). It's been a very nice set so far! Nice find!

[@YasmineCollects]

I’m excited to actually get to see the picture quality at some point 🫶 it’s the quietest one I have

[@bratwurst2923]

​@@YasmineCollects Your CRT seems to still be really bright by the look of it! I'd bet it's a pretty low hour set which should have a lot of life left!

[@FredJensen4745]

Yeah a thrift store near me had a CRT and VCR on display playing tapes and the CRT was Phillips Magnavox! I’m pretty sure the VCR was the same model used in this demo!

[@joelpaniagua2024]

"Delicious red shagadelic carpet!" You are awesome! Keep it up!❤

[@shloopea]

I have a Mitsubishi TV kinda like this one from around 1986-87, and it too is coax-only. However that hasn't stopped me from enjoying it. An RF modulator helps a ton with these kinds of TVs.

[@smorris281]

My family bought an 18” Zenith in 1992. I still remember the night they brought it home from Kmart.

[@avigdorshniperson327]

Hello from Belarus. As I know coax cable must be much shorter, around 1 meter. After connecting vcr run auto tuning on tv. All must be ok.

[@GustavoSouza-lh8uc]

I had a DVD player from this brand, I didn't know it had a TV, good purchase!

[@tommylambert]

I always love it when i see you have posted a new video, my autistic little head is pleased 😊

[@YasmineCollects]

truly my goal is to make this the autistic safe haven

[@coltongoff456]

I have one very similar to this, the buttons on the bottom are different and it's from 1991. I hooked it up to a converter box and I bought a universal remote and it works great.

[@dominicus9891]

3:39 I actually have had 3 CRT's which say "Manufactured in Mexico". Sometimes, when they say "Manufactured", they mean assembled - assembly was really commonly done in Mexico because Mexican workers could easily match the quality of assemblers in East Asia, but were cheaper. I've also seen CRT's manufactured/assembled in Indonesia, India, Malaysia...

[@christopherhernandezzuniga1433]

I’ve seen one locally, might buy it. And just a quick FYI all you need is a vcr to make a RF CRT complete since you can connect other stuff on the vcr inputs.

[@lettucefire]

ahhh lovely rabbit!

[@Fuzy2K]

That's a cute little TV! I have a Sharp TV that's the same size, and it's also coax only. I got it when I was little. I'm pretty sure my grandparents had a TV just like this. It had the same remote, at least. I get scared of CRTs too sometimes. They tend to make weird noises when you turn them on, especially newer ones that go BZZT! when you turn them on. :P Fun fact: The model number usually starts with the size of the TV. I used to have a 14" Toshiba 14AF41 for example. My 20" Trinitron is a KV-20FS100, the 20 of course being the size. It's probably not always like that but it usually is.

[@YasmineCollects]

@@Fuzy2K I didn’t know that about the model number! Awesome to know for next time. Once I power it on for the first time we’re good, but that first test oh Lordy 😭😭😭

[@mistamontiel00]

My last Genesis I got my first Model 1 and only came with glorious RF I jacked into channel 3 n BOY did I realize how spoiled I is with HDRV's component! Still a real treat very playable still

[@ianpolpo]

Whoa, my parents had this exact same TV in their kitchen.

[@OnTheRocks71]

My parents bought me a 13in Magnavox for my room in maybe 1994 or 95. It was probably the model that came out right after this one because it even had the same remote. Our childhood home had one those BIG roof antennas that could be remotely rotated to aim it to where the local broadcast transmitters were and since my parents got the cable for their tv's, I got the antenna. It had exceptional range though, in the metro Detroit area I could easily pull in all the stations from Windsor Canada and even some in Ohio. Those little notches on the back above and to the left of the sticker are where the rabbit-ears that came with the TV would clip on for that complete look. :3 I'm pretty sensitive to that high voltage CRT whine as well; I could often hear my parents big Sony TV from another room, but my little Magnavox wasn't so bad. The last CRT I had was a 20in flat tube Toshiba from right before HDTV really jumped off and it squealed so loud.

[@YasmineCollects]

That’s a wonderful story ❤ I avoid bigger CRTs for this reason also- I had a Sanyo 32 inch that was absolutely painful to listen to. This is the quietest one I have by far!

[@Mrshoujo]

If this is like one The 8-bit Guy worked on, RCA jacks for composite input can be hacked in.

[@FredJensen4745]

The first piece in my retro tech collection was a 9 inch Zenith TV VCR combo. God that thing freaked me out! The sound it made being turned on and off, the ozone scent to it and half the buttons not working, UGH DX After barely being able to watch the first Titanic cassette on it I ended up getting rid of it which I kinda regret seeing as it probably just needed an inside dusting and a universal remote to program to the TV and VCR which both worked great! As for the sound, I learned that that was just normal! (But hey all the CRT experience I had was at my grandparents’ house and that thing was always tuned to QVC, PBS, Hallmark or History Channel… they had one in their living room up until 2019) Anyway that’s a really cool set! I have a similar one but it’s Orion! Definitely keep it as a cable set like you said! I probably sound like a broken record but those might be able to connect to cable without a converter box! As for the VCR, tune the TV to channel 3 or for to get it to show up! Also, they used to make coaxial cables that would just slip over the input and not be screwed in! I’m sure if you poke around on eBay or a thrift store you could find one for a couple bucks! Great video as always!

[@dougfisher1813]

There's a guy out there that's making it his mission to own every existing VHS copy of Titanic.

[@FredJensen4745]

@@dougfisher1813 Titanicfan97? I love that guy!

[@Slawek361]

Perfect TV for Famicom :o Sad, it has only Coax.

[@smorris281]

What do you mean, sad? That was 1994, that was standard! You wanna hear sad? We had a TV one time, didn’t even a coax Jack. It had two screws to connect a spade connector for twin lead antenna cable.

[@maniatore2006]

Thank you for that video. Few month ago i have found a TV in this Size on the Streets. With Remote Control. It has SCART, and front AV. The TVs Brand is a german Brand called SABA from 1992. It has Needed som Soldering work to Runn Perfect again. I have done it and now is is Part of my 90s Corner Even when it is not an Actial "Corner" It is a Sideboard with all kind of 90s Stuff, a VCR, Tapedeck, VHS Casettes, A SNES, and NES.. you have the idea. And i have also Found a Disney Mickey Mouse TV but witout his Speekers. I seek for them. But it is hard to find.

[@KeritechElectronics]

You could use a dim bulb tester for powering up unknown devices - if shit happens, the bulb will just light up limiting the current and preventing damage. If you need to use coax, use as short as practically possible and don't coil it. Fine-tune the frequency in the OSD menu. I'd try modding the TV to accept composite video, but that's just me...

[@user-gk9pu6oq7j]

universal remote control are very handy

[@timkincade8897]

Very nice

[@stereomann83]

when i was a kid we had a 1994 Magnavox 27" it had the same remote as yours. we bought it from Ames. i think it cost around $400

[@maiconvengrzennunesbusolog4864]

👏👏

[@tommylambert]

That corrosion in the remote will come off with some isopropyl alcohol, pretty easily 😊

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

I had one of those magnavox small 📺'S hooked up in a 18 wheeler along time ago. Some trucker was trying to talk to me with there nuclear powered C/B radio. I didn't have a C/B at the time but I had the CRT tv on and I could hear the truck driver's C/B trying to talk to me through the 📺 TV!! That darn C/B he had musta been ⚡ blasting⚡2000 watts or something outta his C/B. Jasmine do you have a digital converter box so you can watch free digital rabbit ear TV?

[@YasmineCollects]

@@coletrickle-km7cl 2000 WATTS AHHHHH YES MJ❤️🫶🫶 I want to do a video hooking up one of my portables to my car just for fun lol. At some point. I don’t think I do but can probably thrift or find one for cheap- let us hope lol

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

@@YasmineCollects F.Y.I.--walmart has digital rabbit ear converter for sale online if you can't find one anywhere else. I had one rabbit ear converter box commit electronic suicide. ⚡Bzzzt.⚡ POP! ......smoke coming outta it. (Doctor MCcoy quote from star trek)--It's Dead Jim..... time to put the taps song that's on cassette in the boom box... press play.🎺 And I have a old black and white very small TV/ Radio combo that runs on D size battery's or you can plug it into the wall. I'd take it to Charlotte motor speedway back in the 1990's because they would broadcast the nascar races to anolog rabbit ear TV for a very short distance so you could bring a couch to the race track in the infield of the racetrack and watch the race on a portable TV.....as the race is going on. It was awesome.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

I use a 13 inch Sanyo with a worn CRT. Wanna see how long it lasts! If I need a TV, I use it.

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

Yasmine collects plenty of dust 😆

[@YasmineCollects]

Truly 😂

[@mrmerlin6287]

$25 for that is a steal. Need a Sega Genesis.

[@dominicus9891]

I remember I had a 13" Sylvania CRT as a kid, and I would just not use the AV input because it required the remote which I didn't have😭

[@FariSamSoli]

the extra long cable could be the reason for the noisy picture

[@gparyani]

I wonder if it's possible to RGB mod the TV and get a much cleaner signal from game consoles or vintage computers. That last part is why I keep my webcam off in Zoom meetings...

[@YasmineCollects]

@@gparyani 😂 same, especially when I don’t have eyebrows drawn on LOL

[@typhoon280]

Put some vinegar on a paper towel to clean the corrosion on the remote and spray electrical contact cleaner behind the buttons to clean the contacts an let it dry

[@blakebechtel5192]

I saw you had your TV set to channel 14. For it to work with a VCR it has to be on channel 3 or 4. (depending on the switch on the back)

[@YasmineCollects]

yup, fixed it. thanks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqmwpWOBmteceZY

[@shooter8332]

See if pushing the volume up and down at the same time on the TV triggers the demo mode.

[@TomIannucci22]

I have a coax-only TV as well connected to a VCR with a cable about 4 feel long, magbe try a shorter cable, RF signal may be bleeding out.

[@YasmineCollects]

i forgot to turn it to channel 3 because i am dumb LOL

[@TomIannucci22]

@YasmineCollects Nah you're good!

[@regularhumanoid]

Are your bunnies enjoying the new apartment? My friend has moved 4 times in 3 years, and her two bunnies have come with her each time

[@YasmineCollects]

@@regularhumanoid it’s funny, I’ve lived in 4 places across the US now and each rabbit has seemed to prefer different places. The white rabbit I often show on camera doesn’t really care about anything LOL she’s very chill, the other two it depends. I think everyone is happy to be out of the mold and into a safer place 🫶

[@debranchelowtone]

THe picture is too noisy, the channel should be adjusted until it is clear.

[@MarioMania05]

VCR's are Ch. 3 or 4

[@clayerik]

It doesn't matter. Definitely this VCR not pre set this old TV. VCR channel must be tuned in TV menu whatever channel.