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In other news: I got (another) small portable b/w CRT TV. A "Realistic Portavision". Love the handle it has, reminds me of a SX64 to a certain degree. So I had to test it with my C64 :-) Overall condition is nice and it works just fine. Now I'll part with one of the more recent, smaller other CRTs I have to make room for it (and to calm my conscience).

#crtgaming #crt #television #PortableTV #vintagegaming #tubetvs #cathoderaytube #blackandwhite #C64

Phase 0, the recapping, of the #restoration of this #Shiljalis #PortableTV was completed yesterday.
Today I completed phase 1: bypassing the RF modulator and conditioning a #composite signal for video input.
Next will be feeding audio to the internal amplifier, and then tuck everything inside the box, preferably without drilling anything.

I can't believe how sharp this screen has become. And just two weeks ago it was in a pile of junk, drenched in water, at a #fleamarket.

Tough, I wonder why my pixel keeps adding this bluish tint to every #blackandwhite CRT...

Shiljalis portable tv, front view, showing the title screen of "The Secret of Monkey Island", CGA B/W version

Shiljalis portable tv, front view, showing the very beginning of Zork I: "You are standing in an open field west of a white house"

Shiljalis portable tv, front view, showing the beginning of the first level of Prince of Persia

I've got the impression that these #batteries were left inside this #PortableTV since the early '80s.

Closeup of a size D battery.
The can is red, it has "Union Carbide" written in white inside a black hexaedron, and "No. 1050 / Size D / 1.5 volts" written above

Pack of 9 D size batteries inside the vane of a portable tv. Some are swollen and corroded. 8 batteries have a red can, and a single one (the most corroded) has a gold colored can.

Current status of the #Shiljalis #PortableTV I found last week: I'm slowly replacing the smaller caps and keep checking it. It's looking better and better.
I have yet to attempt the #compositemod which I will do after I finished with the caps.

Testing with a #SEGA #mastersystemii.

Still, has anyone ever wondered if there are #analogtv pirate stations around? Non in my zone, alas, but I might keep a tv with an analog demodulator just for the sake of hunting in the future.

Imagine finding one transmitting Max Headroom clips...