Despite the radical styling that endears it to collectors, the Predicta had an unhappy history in the field, causing some to dub it the "Edsel of televisions." Quality control was poor, leading to an excessive number of returns and warranty service calls. The Predicta's PC (printed circuit) boards were difficult to service and suffered from overheating.
Some people blame the Predicta for the demise of Philco, but that's an urban legend. Philco was a large, diverse company, and made many other console and portable TVs which were reliable and sold well.
Predictas were very popular in their day and many thousands are still in circulation. Due to this ready availability, no Predicta model, including the Continental, is especially rare or valuable from a TV collecting perspective.
Rare or not, a properly restored Predicta is certainly fun to own. Mine has logged many hours since I got it. I love to watch that big, bright screen floating in space.
Despite the radical styling that endears it to collectors, the Predicta had an unhappy history in the field, causing some to dub it the "Edsel of televisions." Quality control was poor, leading to an excessive number of returns and warranty service calls. The Predicta's PC (printed circuit) boards were difficult to service and suffered from overheating.Some people blame the Predicta for the demise of Philco, but that's an urban legend. Philco was a large, diverse company, and made many other console and portable TVs which were reliable and sold well.Predictas were very popular in their day and many thousands are still in circulation. Due to this ready availability, no Predicta model, including the Continental, is especially rare or valuable from a TV collecting perspective.Rare or not, a properly restored Predicta is certainly fun to own. Mine has logged many hours since I got it. I love to watch that big, bright screen floating in space.
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