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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 hours agoThe origjnal is a Philco Predicta from around 1958 or so. The Philco brand existed for years and years, first as a maker of radios, then as a maker of televisions. The retro-futurist Predicta line ran for just 2 years, 1958 to 1960. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicta It definitely gained a hold though and has been featured in both the Sims and Fallout games: In the 90’s, the brand was acquired by a tiny company called Telstar who hand-made reproductions using Phillips parts, that’s who made mine in 2001. 25", full color, with composite, component and S-Video inputs. It even supports 480p video!
The origjnal is a Philco Predicta from around 1958 or so. The Philco brand existed for years and years, first as a maker of radios, then as a maker of televisions.
The retro-futurist Predicta line ran for just 2 years, 1958 to 1960.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicta
It definitely gained a hold though and has been featured in both the Sims and Fallout games:
In the 90’s, the brand was acquired by a tiny company called Telstar who hand-made reproductions using Phillips parts, that’s who made mine in 2001.
25", full color, with composite, component and S-Video inputs. It even supports 480p video!