Comments on Teknynja: Vintage TV Mod, Part III

I don't know that I'd have the guts to hac...

2011-08-11T14:44:46.085-07:00

I don't know that I'd have the guts to hack up an old TV like that, but this turned out beautifully! Only thing I might have done different is use an old CRT monitor to keep it as authentic as possible (and spare having to haul yet another one to the dump).

I have (actually its my moms) an old Zenith cabinet from just about the same era that someone has already gutted and its just the bare cabinet. Only challenge would be recreating the front bezels, speaker grills, knobs etc as those are all missing too.

But I continue to be inspired by people who take old things like this and make them useful again.

Thanks for the feedback, and glad you like it! Si...

2009-01-10T04:33:00.000-08:00

Thanks for the feedback, and glad you like it! Since I posted this article, I've also added a joystick and some games for the kids, along with dual booting Ubuntu on it! Now my 4 year old son uses it almost constantly!
Sounds like you've got a great cabinet to work with, I would be interested in seeing it to see what other options are out there. And of course, if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
If you are doing this for your living room, you might want to look into a PC compatible remote control for it, that really makes it feel much more like a real "TV".
Hope you have fun with your project when you get around to it, I know I did.

beautiful! I just acquired a 1950 Emerson model 66...

2009-01-10T01:48:00.000-08:00

beautiful! I just acquired a 1950 Emerson model 666 tv/radio/phonograph cabinet that's missing the phono and tv, and was planning on doing exactly what you've done, except I plan on using it as our main television in the living room. You certainly inspired me, and I figured since no one else has commented, I should probably tell you so.
This project will take me some time as money seems to be scared of me, but when I've finished I'll send you a link to pics of the whole project. I've got a pic of the cabinet as it is now, let me know if you're interested in seeing it.