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16th Nov 2018, 10:24 pm | #1 |
Tetrode
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Baird Colour Television 700 Series
While replying to the thread Baird 8741 I remembered that I have a Radio Rentals colour television leaflet entitled:
Colour TV by Radio Rentals This listed the models and includes a price list dated 2 Nov. 68. All the sets are described as console, one without doors and three with doors. Model numbers are 19" 705/718; 25" 701/712; 25" 703/713 and 25" 704/714. The three 25" sets having different cabinets. The "small" 19" I could just about carry on my own - in an emergency - unpleasant customer who did not ring for service until the afternoon, which meant a journey from Birmingham to a village south of Leamington Spa. The annual rental of the 19" was £ 65 per annum or you could buy it for 250 gns.
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16th Nov 2018, 10:41 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
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Re: Baird Colour Television 700 Series
The Baird 705 was a re-badged GEC 2028.
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17th Nov 2018, 3:32 pm | #3 |
Nonode
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Re: Baird Colour Television 700 Series
https://www.radios-tv.co.uk/baird/
Some of the models mentioned above are listed in the above link to a Baird Brochure. The 704 was a console unit that could be mistaken for a sideboard when the doors were closed. I guess it wasn't popular with Radio Rental engineers who had to lug them up stairs. https://www.radios-tv.co.uk/radio-rentals/ The September 1973 price list still has the 701 & 703 available, as part of the budget range.
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17th Nov 2018, 5:14 pm | #4 |
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Re: Baird Colour Television 700 Series
Hi
That RR price list is not exactly correct! It trumpets 'fully transistorised sets' then one set illustrated below is the Baird 8750 which, although a very good TV, was a hybrid Korting in disguise. The 701/3 must have seemed pretty dated by 1973, especially when faced with the new chopper circuitry in the Thorn 3000. Customers would have been bemused by the rotary tuners as well! |