Facts

20" DVD combo made by Panasonic. Fairly certain PVQ2012 is not the actual model number, but its the closest match I could find. The PVQ2012 listed on the CRT Database only has RF in on the back, and the front plastic seems darker. That could just be lighting, though. The PVQ2012 is also the VCR variant of this TV. The case seems to match. The front on my set is quite scratched up, and doesn't look the greatest. When an image is on-screen, its not actually very apparent. There are a few weird markings on it, probably from being outside. The built-in DVD player works, which is nice. There is one issue- it closes incredibly quickly after being opened. Usually, I have to grab it to prevent it from absorbing my disc before I can get it seated properly. It is a tray-loading system. I don't actually know if any slot-loading CRT/DVD combos were ever made, but I think that'd be pretty cool.

How I got it

One Sunday, I spotted a white blob on the side of a hill where an abandonded house used to sit while driving home from church. The moment I got home, I changed my clothes and biked over there. After waiting four million years for the damn cars to stop on the road so I didn't get flattened, I bounded up that hill and walked over to where I had seen the white doohickey. What I had spotted on the drive home was not the CRT, but an AC unit. Directly next to it however, was a CRT laying face-down in a pile of leaves. I picked it up and began dragging it out of the woods. I got it to the side of the road, but was tired. I biked home as fast as possible and got my brother, who helped carry it. We got maybe a few tens of yards down when my dad drove by, and put it in his car. Eventually, it was home. Before powering it on, I opened it up and checked for broken stuff. Then, I plugged it in. Nothing. Sadness. But by the magic of turning it off and on again, it flared to life, with the classic Panasonic "CH AUTO SET PROCEEDING" text atop a vivid blue background. Ignoring the scratches, the tube was perfect. There were no focusing issues, no discoloration, just perfection. Though, it may be dying. Sometimes, it doesn't turn on and takes a good thunk to the top to get going again.

Review

As said before, the picture tube is nearly perfect besides the scratches. There are also tons of scratches around the rest of the TV's case, and some dirt wedged in nooks and crannies that I couldn't clean. Also... spiders. This TV had evidently become a spider nest while living in the wild. It was horrible, but now it is spider-free.

Gallery

The I/O on the tv. I think there's audio out so it could be used as a CD Deck.

Top o' the TV.

Inside the TV. For being outside for likely years, it was astonishingly clean.

Remnants of the labels of the TV.

The built-in DVD player works, mostly. It closes really fast after you open it, so gotta be quick putting in them discs.