JORR wrote:
Seacrest wrote:
They used to assemble their TV's in Chicago on Central Ave, just south of Hansen Stadium
I knew a guy who worked there. He liked to say, "The quality doesn't go in but we put the name on anyway."
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| Author: | Estes Hood [ Sun Mar 23, 2025 7:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
Remember Zenith? Where u could buy TVs and camcorders and shit? And u could actually go and get the repaired? Or even repeair them urself? Did u ever goto a Zenith store and buy anythin'? Did u ever have a family member, dad, uncle, etc. work there? Occassionally you might still see abandoned buildings in certain spots with the old Zenith sign hanging there. ANybody know where one is? I forget where I've seen em. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Sun Mar 23, 2025 6:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
Why do you post? |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Mon Mar 24, 2025 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
Not many remember but this is reminiscent of a young Nas' posting style. |
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| Author: | Seacrest [ Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
They used to assemble their TV's in Chicago on Central Ave, just south of Hansen Stadium |
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| Author: | JORR [ Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
Seacrest wrote: They used to assemble their TV's in Chicago on Central Ave, just south of Hansen Stadium I knew a guy who worked there. He liked to say, "The quality doesn't go in but we put the name on anyway." |
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| Author: | NWsider4-3-3 [ Mon Mar 24, 2025 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
Seacrest wrote: They used to assemble their TV's in Chicago on Central Ave, just south of Hansen Stadium on austin. just south of grand, north of courtland. plant was 2 blocks north of amundsen park. |
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| Author: | Warren Newson [ Mon Mar 24, 2025 5:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
The first TV I can remember was a floor-standing Zenith in a massive wood cabinet. That was back when TV's were more or less luxury items as opposed to one of the most disposable forms of technology. |
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| Author: | Estes Hood [ Wed Mar 26, 2025 12:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
JORR wrote: Seacrest wrote: They used to assemble their TV's in Chicago on Central Ave, just south of Hansen Stadium I knew a guy who worked there. He liked to say, "The quality doesn't go in but we put the name on anyway."
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| Author: | Estes Hood [ Wed Mar 26, 2025 12:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
Warren Newson wrote: That was back when TV's were more or less luxury items as opposed to one of the most disposable forms of technology.
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| Author: | hnd [ Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
a kid i went to school with had a dad who ran a local electronic repair place. the guy spent his days re-soldering boards on tvs and fixing vcr's. I remember we would go into his shop and we'd get a pop from his little mini fridge. there would be tv carcasses all over. he was always super buys. I remember going in as an adult and having him order some screens for my mitsubishi black diamond 42" projection (don't ask). he said take the screens off this dead tv and cut them down. The store was a lot emptier. he was certain he'd be done within the next 5 years. and he was. |
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| Author: | Bagels [ Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
hnd wrote: a kid i went to school with had a dad who ran a local electronic repair place. the guy spent his days re-soldering boards on tvs and fixing vcr's. I remember we would go into his shop and we'd get a pop from his little mini fridge. there would be tv carcasses all over. he was always super buys. I remember going in as an adult and having him order some screens for my mitsubishi black diamond 42" projection (don't ask). he said take the screens off this dead tv and cut them down. The store was a lot emptier. he was certain he'd be done within the next 5 years. and he was. well, that was a sad ending . |
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| Author: | pittmike [ Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
We can fix it. My dad is a tv repair man, he has a cool set of tools. |
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| Author: | Heisenberg [ Thu Mar 27, 2025 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
I remember when Walgreens had “tube tester” kiosks to check your TV tubes. Not even sure how that worked. |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Thu Mar 27, 2025 11:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
Heisenberg wrote: I remember when Walgreens had “tube tester” kiosks to check your TV tubes. Not even sure how that worked. 
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| Author: | BigW72 [ Thu Mar 27, 2025 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
Heisenberg wrote: I remember when Walgreens had “tube tester” kiosks to check your TV tubes. Not even sure how that worked. Up until November I had a working Eico 625 Tube Tester for my guitar amps....sadly, somehow this was misplaced and lost in the move 
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| Author: | hnd [ Thu Mar 27, 2025 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zenith: The Quality Goes In before the Name Goes On |
Bagels wrote: hnd wrote: a kid i went to school with had a dad who ran a local electronic repair place. the guy spent his days re-soldering boards on tvs and fixing vcr's. I remember we would go into his shop and we'd get a pop from his little mini fridge. there would be tv carcasses all over. he was always super buys. I remember going in as an adult and having him order some screens for my mitsubishi black diamond 42" projection (don't ask). he said take the screens off this dead tv and cut them down. The store was a lot emptier. he was certain he'd be done within the next 5 years. and he was. well, that was a sad ending . should be expected in a thread about zenith.....He had a light up zenith sign in the window. I remember it being aglow as you drove by at night. they even bulldozed the building. its one of these lots where they level out all the gravel and dirt and building parts and then grass and weeds haphazardly grow. He may be retired now but last I knew he started building high end HD antennas for another electronic store that eventually also went out of business. rural people pay good money for rooftop antennas that will pick up Fox from Ottumwa, IA and CBS in Peoria, IL apparently. |
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