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11th Feb 2019, 12:30 pm | #1 |
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Can anyone tell me what this is? (photo)
Hi everyone,
I watched an episode of Dynasty the other day and noted a prop on top of a TV set that I couldn't identify. I'm assuming the item to the right is a VHS recorder but what is the smaller thing? Any ideas? I'm intrigued! Thank you Emily |
11th Feb 2019, 12:39 pm | #2 |
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (photo)
I don’t know but have edited the image.
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11th Feb 2019, 12:42 pm | #3 |
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (photo)
Cable TV box?
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11th Feb 2019, 12:48 pm | #4 |
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I suppose it is just a TV prop so could be anything.
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11th Feb 2019, 12:49 pm | #5 |
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (photo)
A Bearcat scanner (for police radio etc)?
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11th Feb 2019, 12:50 pm | #6 |
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (photo)
I think it's a Philips Viewdata terminal. Possibly a 3605?
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11th Feb 2019, 1:06 pm | #7 |
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11th Feb 2019, 6:34 pm | #8 |
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12th Feb 2019, 8:29 am | #9 |
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (photo)
I would go with Terry's VK5TM opinion, a Cable Box, weren't the Americans big on Cable TV in the 80`s ?
And why would the props dept put a scanner, on the telly ? A cable box, would add realism surely.
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12th Feb 2019, 9:20 am | #10 |
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (photo)
I dont think it is a Bearcat scanner.
Buttons look a bit wrong, and the front panel angle is also a bit iffy. Could be a myriad of things. Too little evidence ... Any chance you can tell us the series, date, episode, time elapsed?? |
12th Feb 2019, 9:24 am | #11 |
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (photo)
Bearcat made a lot of models, but I think this one is close. See attachment.
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12th Feb 2019, 10:45 am | #12 |
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It's a Bearcat scanner, no doubt about it.
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12th Feb 2019, 11:17 am | #13 |
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Yes indeed, it sure looks like it.
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12th Feb 2019, 6:29 pm | #14 |
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If it was a radio scanner, it would be part of the plot.
VCRs and cable boxes were arguably rich men's trappings in the early 1980s
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12th Feb 2019, 6:55 pm | #15 |
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12th Feb 2019, 7:05 pm | #16 |
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The scanner's antenna looks fully extended.
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