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jayceebee · 10th Aug 2014, 5:46 pm

Just found this over on the VRAT forum. Looks like it's a Baird 8721 almost certainly fitted with the 8500 chassis.

ianj · 5th Mar 2015, 2:18 pm

Bumped ; it is a Thorn 19" colour set, we had one from D.E.R. from 1976 until 1982 ; it took a video recorder on button4 from 1981 but when channel 4 started, it was changed for a new ferguson 26" with teletext.
On the rear panel , I remember, it had a contrast control and some sort of circuit breaker reset device. That never tripped in all the while we had it, nor did it go wrong in the 6 years, and it wasn't new when my Mum rented it. When the guy came to change it over, he remarked they it was the last one out on rental anywhere!

10th Aug 2014, 5:46 pm	#41
jayceebee Heptode Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Durham, County Durham, UK. Posts: 640	Re: Name that Baird Just found this over on the VRAT forum. Looks like it's a Baird 8721 almost certainly fitted with the 8500 chassis.

5th Mar 2015, 2:18 pm	#42
ianj Heptode Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cheltenham Spa, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 525	Re: Name that Baird Bumped ; it is a Thorn 19" colour set, we had one from D.E.R. from 1976 until 1982 ; it took a video recorder on button4 from 1981 but when channel 4 started, it was changed for a new ferguson 26" with teletext. On the rear panel , I remember, it had a contrast control and some sort of circuit breaker reset device. That never tripped in all the while we had it, nor did it go wrong in the 6 years, and it wasn't new when my Mum rented it. When the guy came to change it over, he remarked they it was the last one out on rental anywhere!