Packard Bell Tube Console with TV - Central MO

[toxcrusadr]

Looks clean, nice cabinet, seller says everything works. No affil.

http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/ele/4704836783.html

 

[EVBoy]

They have nice tube amps in them but the price is a little steep, especially since you are going to have to junk the TV.

 

[EastPoint]

If the tube amp is the nice one with 4 EL84s, 2 12AX7s, and a 5U4GB, it's worth $200-250 by itself.

 

[gadget73]

Love that cabinet. Me being the preservation nerd I am, I'd have to fix the TV too. It would be very tempting to carefully pull it out, store it, and install a shelf in the hole for other stuff. Installed in a way that it is reversible of course.

The sad thing with old TVs is they are functionally almost useless. You can use an RF modulator to tie in a DVD player to watch old shows but other than for novelty, most folks probably won't bother. Its a shame, its very cool technology and perhaps not as horrible to rebuild as you might think but its hard to justify the effort unless you particularly enjoy that sort of thing.

 

[ggregg]

Not really. I have quite a few and watch them quite a bit. It's very cool watching Perry Mason, Highway Patrol, or the Fugitive on them. I have many others also. But I'm a fan of 50's and 60's programs and if your not, then it probably is a waste of time.

The price is a little steep on that one. $50-$75 would be a lot more realistic. Nice shape though. Also a Glaser Steers changer, which is one of my favorites.

 

[Bozzmonster]

If you have one of these old TVs, grab yourself a DTV convertor box. You can hook it up, connect an antenna and watch your local stations. Old TVs are definitely usable, but the technology to receive OTA TV can be a bit misunderstood.