I finally got a woodgrain telly! Sanyo CTP 8652 Y

It might just be two headphone sockets. I think I'm gonna stop buying stuff for a while, then again every time I say that I find more interesting things.
Once I saw a beautiful Kriesler console TV with stereo speakers, you could plug a tape recorder into it to use them. I think it had sliding shutters for the screen too. I was tempted at the time, but didn't buy it. I think it sold for $50. Probably wouldn't have fit in the car though, and I personally prefer TVs on legs rather than ones that sit straight on the floor. The legs make it look more elegant and less hulking. Anyway, this concludes my random-item-I-didn't-buy episode for today.

[@Bearcade]

Love the wood grain! Looks in good condition. I have a Sanyo Betacord that would match it perfectly.

[@toomanyinterests]

Thanks, it's beautiful! I'd love to get a Betacord, but they're quite rare (and usually expensive) here.

[@aleksey_gorlanov]

Yay, this is a TV video! It looks like brand new with bright CRT and good colors. The color slider is an interesting one. I think it is transistor only TV because it has only 110 watts of power that is less than my B/W tube TV has. It may be from 80's.

[@toomanyinterests]

Yes, I think it is transistor only, a similar looking unit "Sanyo CTP-6358" I found online is. The picture looks very good and the colour slider is fun. I agree, I'm thinking 80's because of the styling and push button tuning.

[@stuartdoherty9796]

Really beautiful unit I just did a review a few months ago also on a 14 inch early 80's Grundig unit that I got recently but It's not wood this one you have is real nice I really want a woodgrain one to go with my other two TVs haven't got the space for another Crt unfortunatly!

[@toomanyinterests]

Thanks, it's a great unit. I really like woodgrain, the only thing better is real wood! Grundig made some great products, I'd love a Grundig TV. Yeah space can get tough with stuff like CRTs.

[@ceebee23]

Oh I had one of these in the 80s. Lovely set.... but no NTSC capability :( or video inputs so I updated to a 29" Sony.

[@toomanyinterests]

It is a delightful TV, a shame it has no video input but my RF modulator solved that. For $26 I can't complain, it's great. That Sony must've been nice, we had a massive 33" Mitsubishi we got for free, I was amazed by the very large, bright picture compared to our 20" Philips. Unfortunately the Mitsubishi broke after one and a half years so it was back to the Philips.

[@Dedicatedtolivinginthepast]

I am so jealous lol I have also been wanting a TV very similar to this for a long time! Not quite 7 years though! This TV doesn't quite match my requirements of a 19 inch set with knobs if it's from the 70s or a LED channel display if it's from the 80s and it seems to be kinda in the middle of the 2 woodgrain TVs I am wanting to get as I would want a 70s one no later than 1977 and no earlier that about 73-74 or an 80s one no later than 84 and no earlier that 81! This thing would look so cool with my 1978 Magnavox Touch Tune VCR when I get it going!

[@toomanyinterests]

Yeah, I'm just so happy to finally get one. A 19 inch set will usually be more movable, this thing is massive, so I get your preference. They would look great together, with the woodgrain, dull silver and illuminated channel selectors.

[@Dedicatedtolivinginthepast]

@@toomanyinterests In addition to being more movable, It's much easier to see the entire screen on a 19 inch set than on a 25 inch! On a 25 inch, You have to be further away to see the entire screen! Also, The thumbnail looks like a VWestlife video!

[@toomanyinterests]

@@Dedicatedtolivinginthepast Yeah, my dad bought a massive flatscreen about 4 years ago, our first flatscreen TV. It's something like 50 inches. Turns out to watch it properly you have to be ridiculously far from the set, and it has terrible viewing angles. If you look at it from the side red things look bright pink! Oh well, he had to have one... He'd complained about our 20 inch set, my solution was just sit closer! I've finally managed a good thumbnail!

[@Dedicatedtolivinginthepast]

@@toomanyinterests Yeah, I can't wait to see what my 47 inch CRT rear projection TV will be like when I finally repair it!

[@toomanyinterests]

@@Dedicatedtolivinginthepast That'll be interesting, those things are beasts. I've seen a few but there's no way I could get one, they are just way too big.

[@richmexmex_24.98]

😍tv👌👌👌

[@toomanyinterests]

Thanks, it's a beauty!

[@sirbimsaranadirangaalmedaa403]

Hello, for how much money you purchased this nice television?

[@toomanyinterests]

This TV cost me AU$26, so it was quite cheap.

[@henry.steyer]

Hello, is there any way to connect tvs like this to hdmi?

[@toomanyinterests]

Yes, there is. What you need will depend on the inputs the TV has. If the TV has composite inputs, all you need is a HDMI to composite video converter box. If like my TV it only has an RF input, in addition an RF modulator to convert the composite signal to RF would be required. You might be able to find an RF modulator that has a HDMI input.

[@henry.steyer]

@@toomanyinterests thank you!! I’ll maybe get an old Sanyo ctp 3203 and I hope I can make it work somehow.

[@toomanyinterests]

@@henry.steyer You're welcome, good luck!