Look at wandered into my shop today...

[spinroch]

It's a Predicta. A replica made in 2002. It has a modern RCA TV setup inside.
It weighs about 6 million pounds.
I have plans to set it up as a video jukebox in my shop along with a streaming audio/video setup.
It fits in quite nicely on my Island of Misfit Toys...

 

[Mr.Jim]

Take me to your leader.....

 

[hjames]

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It's a Predicta. A replica made in 2002. It has a modern RCA TV setup inside.
It weighs about 6 million pounds.
I have plans to set it up as a video jukebox in my shop along with a streaming audio/video setup.
It fits in quite nicely on my Island of Misfit Toys...

I know the old ones did, but does this replica have a real live CRT inside?

 

[spinroch]

A real Cathode Ray Tube resides inside!

 

[spinroch]

Take me to your leader.....

 

[Drugolf]

What is that, a computer?
Now we know where Gates got his inspiration.

 

[spinroch]

It is a Video/Audio detector demodulator computer

 

[ConradH]

If you can find a new Overthruster for that, you'll really have something.

 

[spinroch]

Does Mouser sell Overthrusters? Are they polarity sensitive? Should I recap it and replace the death cap? Just asking.....

 

[Pio1980]

I have one of the original Philco Holiday Predicta sets. Doesn't get much use since we went HDTV and the analog VHF stations went away.

 

[swechsler]

I remember those (the replicas, I'm not nearly old enough for the originals, although I do love their style). It was an interesting idea, too bad for the company that flat panel TVs came out shortly after.

 

[Rome]

Nice retro'!

Rome

 

[squirrelnest]

Makes for a nice conversation piece.....and it works!

 

[Ranchman]

That's really cool!

 

[Nightwisher]

Very space era! I love it.

 

[Bearupnobly]

Absolutely cool! I'd love to see pictures of the rest of the misfits.

 

[spinroch]

Pics of the other misfits! That would be interesting. Do you think anyone else would be interested?

 

[Bearupnobly]

spinroch,
At least in Atlanta, MCM is the hottest style going, and it is the offbeat pieces like yours that are the most fun. If course I can only speak for myself, but I think it would be fascinating and in keeping with other threads O have seen.

 

[spinroch]

Misfit pics are coming...

 

[Marine0811]

I thought it was cool when Spacex decided to use rockets tha look like something from the Apollo missions, but that takes the cake