Jan 26 2010That's Oldschool!: LG's New Retro Television
LG's Serie 1 Retro Classic TV doesn't just look like an old CRT television, it is an old CRT television. Except they're new. Old technology, new product. It's confusing, I know!
The set features a 14-inch diagonal screen, complete with rabbit-ear antennae and chrome legs. It even has old-school knobs for changing channels and adjusting volume. However, this set has a modern digital tuner, composite video for your retro video game console, and a wireless remote so it's not completely antique tech.
For extra fun, you can flip the television between full color, black & white and sepia tone modes
The TV is currently only available in Korea for around $216, but they may make their way somewhere else in the future. Probably Japan. Hold on, telephone. Hello -- Indy? Hold on I'm gonna put you on speakerphone. "IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM!"
Hit the jump for several other shots.
lg serie 1 retro classic tv: everything old is new again [technabob]
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Reader Comments
1. naas - January 26, 2010 2:56 PM
Looks like tomorrows Apple announcement went retro
2. who - January 26, 2010 3:01 PM
huh
3. om3ga - January 26, 2010 3:04 PM
It looks like The Simpsons old TV. lame
4. naas - January 26, 2010 3:06 PM
There's a lonely cuban hotel manager somewhere down in south beach, florida missing his TV in the lobby right about now
5. Dr. Jones - January 26, 2010 3:15 PM
Retro television and a Last Crusade reference in one post?!?
I love you, GW.
I love you like a fat kid loves something fat kids love. Petunias? Hell, I don't know. I was never a fat kid.
6. Ocean Drive hotel manager in Florida - January 26, 2010 3:19 PM
THATS MY TV! Who took eet?
7. Dishy Dishyington - January 26, 2010 3:23 PM
@4+6, lol, do you guys plan these things?
8. louis - January 26, 2010 3:30 PM
I ALREADY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK!
9. JDT - January 26, 2010 3:47 PM
DO WANT!
10. naas - January 26, 2010 3:49 PM
@7 have you ever seen the lobby in a hotel in south beach before? From what @6 says it's quite possible
11. Dishy Dishyington - January 26, 2010 3:53 PM
@10, the only hotel lobbies I ever see are the ones on 57th that rent rooms by the hour.
Which is a rip because I'm never more than 5 minutes!
12. 57th Street hotel manager - January 26, 2010 3:58 PM
@11 AND you leave an aweful mess during your short stay you bastard
13. atheistgirl - January 26, 2010 4:03 PM
Nice!
I sooo want one!
And I don't know why.
14. GiNa - January 26, 2010 4:10 PM
Nope im okay without it...
15. gizmoduck - January 26, 2010 4:47 PM
thats badass!!
give me 100 NOW!
16. Sonoma - January 26, 2010 5:31 PM
Hate to say it, but you might have hit a home run here ,and especially at $200.
I want one, why, don't know but would be cool to set up a room that is entirely retro
17. Jiakasuma - January 26, 2010 6:06 PM
I'd like to watch I love lucy on that
18. jim eh - January 26, 2010 8:33 PM
I wonder if it's hd? BTW they did make HD crt tv's and they were by FAR superior to any crappy LCD, LED backlight lcd or plasma tv's out there (except the Pioneer Kuro Plasma)
19. jim eh - January 26, 2010 8:35 PM
Also with this tv, You can use an old nes and the zapper gun, because of the screen scan refresh. Yay!
20. ROBOT - January 26, 2010 10:26 PM
ew
21. RighteousJoana - January 26, 2010 10:47 PM
cute! yes thats right...cute.
22. Ocean Drive hotel manager in Florida - January 26, 2010 11:58 PM
I STEEL WANT MY TEE VEE BACK VATOZ
23. If they are recycling CRT's this way, cool, if not- Fail! - January 27, 2010 12:38 AM
A good way to recycle them, especially if they are upgraded- but unless they really get funky, limited appeal.
24. Jaded Icon - January 27, 2010 9:38 AM
It's kind of neat. Still, I think I would rather have the game system in the pic.....just saying.
25. steven - January 29, 2010 5:35 PM
epic failure
26. Jess - January 30, 2010 1:39 AM
I think it's adorable, I'd actually buy that
27. Kaliwizzle - February 15, 2010 6:46 PM
I would rather have this than any new top of the range piece of crap! This is awsome!!
28. Maarten - March 2, 2010 5:56 AM
Of course, the sepia mode should really be a blueish mode to be realistic.
29. Voons - October 19, 2010 5:41 AM
I'm looking for this as well. They have a free giveaway at http://canvasofexpression.com for every 2 weeks, and it was launced for Indonesia market like me. Unfortunately I couldn't find it in any electronic department store here yet.
30. wes - March 17, 2011 12:48 PM
Id buy it