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Cartrivision1
- Jan 1, 1970
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Hi, I picked up an old Teledyne/Packard Bell TV console with a
integrated Cartrivision video tape recorder. For those who are not
familiar with this, the Cartrivision was the first mass produced
cartridge based video tape recorder for home use. This was on the
market in 1972 or so.
I got the thing for free but I had to drive a ways and it was very
heavy lifting into my home. They sure don't build them like they used
to. Anyway, it took a couple hours of warming up and pushing the on/
off the power button to get any life to the thing. The sound was fine
but the picture left a lot to be desired. I assume the picture tube
is bad because there is just a steady white horizontal line in the
center of the picture, along with some rolling lines.
The VTR section did not work either. I figured out why as I looked in
the back this morning. The power to the tape section had been
disconnected and the 7 audio/video wires that were supposed to connect
to the interface on the TV chassis were cut and tucked behind the
signal processor on the VTR side. I initially thought that the tape
recorder just stopped working and they wish to isolate the TV. BUT, I
noticed when looking at the front controls that the chassis is a
"Quasar II".
The chassis does not fit totally into the space in the console as
there is maybe a good 1/4 inch gap on each side or so. So, I am not
sure if someone has modified this TV or if Teledyne would actually use
a Quasar chassis. Anyone know if this could possibly be the case?
Could a Teledyne picture tube work with a Quasar chassis? They both
have 2 tubes, 2 in the chassis and 2 at the base of the picture tube.
Because without the proper chassis and interface this is just a heavy
paperweight, though the Cartrivision components have some value.
thanks,
CTV
integrated Cartrivision video tape recorder. For those who are not
familiar with this, the Cartrivision was the first mass produced
cartridge based video tape recorder for home use. This was on the
market in 1972 or so.
I got the thing for free but I had to drive a ways and it was very
heavy lifting into my home. They sure don't build them like they used
to. Anyway, it took a couple hours of warming up and pushing the on/
off the power button to get any life to the thing. The sound was fine
but the picture left a lot to be desired. I assume the picture tube
is bad because there is just a steady white horizontal line in the
center of the picture, along with some rolling lines.
The VTR section did not work either. I figured out why as I looked in
the back this morning. The power to the tape section had been
disconnected and the 7 audio/video wires that were supposed to connect
to the interface on the TV chassis were cut and tucked behind the
signal processor on the VTR side. I initially thought that the tape
recorder just stopped working and they wish to isolate the TV. BUT, I
noticed when looking at the front controls that the chassis is a
"Quasar II".
The chassis does not fit totally into the space in the console as
there is maybe a good 1/4 inch gap on each side or so. So, I am not
sure if someone has modified this TV or if Teledyne would actually use
a Quasar chassis. Anyone know if this could possibly be the case?
Could a Teledyne picture tube work with a Quasar chassis? They both
have 2 tubes, 2 in the chassis and 2 at the base of the picture tube.
Because without the proper chassis and interface this is just a heavy
paperweight, though the Cartrivision components have some value.
thanks,
CTV