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1980s Vintage Questar Television / Digital Clock Radio TV905CR

Jon Nix — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:42:13 +0000

Quite a big slice of 1980s plastic, this is the Questar TV905CR which is a combined television and digital clock radio for the bedside (presumably, but not compulsory). It's a cream affair with some suitably 1980s colours - red LED digits, black fascia plate, grey buttons, and pale yellow and green details. There's no carry handle, so presumably it was not intended to be truly portable. Amongst its capabilities is a two-band AM/FM radio with a good aerial, a digital clock with alarm with snooze function, and a black and white TV (with external RF input meaning it should work with a RF modulator / set-top box such as Freeview). A label on the back of the unit provides us with a date, 1988.

In good cosmetic condition and working. The plastic housing is slightly cream in tone, whilst it might have been brilliant white originally, but it looks fine as it's an even tone. Otherwise, there are no chips or cracks to the plastics and no missing knobs, buttons or sliders. The unit can powered via mains or AC adapator and a 9V battery safeguards the clock in the event of power disruption.

The unit measures approximately 23cm across the front, about 12cm high, with a depth of 18cm.

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Lloyd’s Electronics Green LED Digital Alarm Clock Radio Model J227

Jon Nix — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:03:20 +0000

From the less well known brand Lloyd's Electronics, this Hong Kong-made digital clock radio has all the retro styling one would hope for in a vintage clock radio. There's the green digital display. The faux wood effect case. The illuminated tuner section. A splash of pseudo-chrome here and there. It might not be made by a household name, but it delivers.

In terms of functions, it has all that you'd expect: AM/FM radio tuner, the facility to wake to buzzer or radio, a snooze mode, high and low dimmer settings for the display, and a sleep function. And it actually sounds pretty good - the speaker delivers a solid and rounded sound out of quite a small package.

In good cosmetic condition with only very minor signs of age and use. The unit measures approximately 30 cm (12 in.) wide (including the tuning knob on the side), 15cm (6 in.) from front to back and has a maximum height of about 10cm (4 in.).

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Very scarce Ross RCR-181 “Z” or “Zig-Zag” Digital Clock Radio and Lamp

Jon Nix — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:03:20 +0000

A very scarce and unusual digital clock radio with lamp made by Ross and dating from the 1980s, the RCR-181 has some notable features. The most obvious of these is the shape and, moreover, the fact that it's possible to change it, depending on how you are using it, and where you want the lamp pointing. The best way to explain this is via the photos attached, but basically the options are 1) lamp to the front over the controls, 2) lamp to the side, or 3) lamp to the rear. The unit itself is quite a size too: about 20 cm (8in.) in height and depth, and about 10 cm (4 in.) in width.

In most other respects - bar the almost completely black plastic styling - it's a fairly standard digital clock radio from the era: AM/FM tuner, snooze function, wake to radio, display dimmer, battery back-up for the clock, etc.

This one is fully functional, but does have some minor cosmetic issues, notable some plastic "burn" marks to the right hand side of the lower portion of the unit, most likely caused by the item being in storage and having had the power cable wrapped around it. It's not awful, but it's there and should be noted - please carefully review the photos if it's a concern. Otherwise, there are a few grazes and scrapes to the plastics, but everything is intact - no cracks or chips.

Open to sensible offers for this unusual slice of 80s.... plastic!

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Ross Digital Clock Radio / Personal Stereo Cassette Player

Jon Nix — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:49:11 +0000

Imagine for a moment... a digital clock radio with cassette which one moment sits by your bedside and then the next becomes a personal stereo cassette player for you to use when out, I don't know, rollerblading in your neon leggings and tie-dyed top [that's a reference to the 1980s in case you didn't get it]. Well, if you imagined that and it sounds like something you just have got to own, then this is the item for you. It's made by Ross and is gloriously plastic-ky and does exactly as described in your imagination. It's a mains-powered digital clock radio/cassette player with the latter detachable to become a battery-powered personal stereo. The radio is AM and FM, you can wake to a buzzer or to the radio and it has a "snooze" function. It does everything that a digital clock radio should do, except for the detachable personal stereo part, which is unusual to say the least...!

Cosmetically, it's in reasonably good condition, though at some point in its past the power cable has been wrapped around the unit and this has led to what can only be described as surface indentations where the plastics have interacted. It's otherwise good, despite these marks and overall the styling does enough to distract from these imperfections.

Offers welcomed on this rather strange item!

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