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Old 24th Jun 2022, 12:37 pm   #9
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Default Re: Threads getting more modern?

I dunno about that David. For example, I keep seeing stuff regarding "vintage TVs" (on here and other vintage sites) and they're discussing large screen, colour, plastic cabinet sets. Till the day I die I'll never see that as 'vintage', 25 year old rule or not! Call me the exception to the rule by all means!

I'm all for a recognised 'cut off' date otherwise it would get silly, but outside of that 'guideline' I reckon we all differ in our perception of 'vintage' and to me, in terms of radios that's the early 60s, although I do love my Grundig Satellit 650 from 1986 (36 years ago). In terms of teles, absolutely nothing colour and maybe up to the late 60s in real wood cabinets. That's just my perception of 'vintage', I'm certainly not looking down upon or suggesting that people do not have a right to get excited about much later stuff - again, each to their own.

To sum up, I think for most people, 'vintage' has it's own meaning and era, no matter what the general opinion or guideline is.
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