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Philips - Television - Discoverer Space Age
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€ 355
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Philips - Television - Discoverer Space Age

The Discoverer TV is a limited edition TV from the Dutch manufacturer Philips. It was designed by Honson Lee and was introduced in 1983 to celebrate NASA’s first space shuttle launch in 1981. The TV resembles an astronauts space helmet. It even has a dark vizor that can be brought down to enhance the contrast and prevent glare on the 14 inch TV screen. The TV came with a matching but fragile remote control. The TV bares the nickname ’Space Helmet TV’ due to obvious reasons. The TV was marketed as a sturdy device that had to appeal to young ‘Tech Savvy’ men in particular. The Space theme had to contribute to this, among other things. It’s looks are completely unique and I personally quite like it. The TV has an integrated kabel connection and a detachable antenna. It has no SCART. Nevertheless, the colours are vibrant and its a perfect companion for the SNES. Nowadays the TV is quite rare and pretty popular as an gaming TV. This example is in good vintage condition, One plastic screw is missing and it makes little bit difficult to open and close vizor (but it is still functional). Also, the remote control cover is missing, but it is still functional. All that is visible on the pictures which are also part of the description.

No. 99724296

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Philips - Television - Discoverer Space Age

Philips - Television - Discoverer Space Age

The Discoverer TV is a limited edition TV from the Dutch manufacturer Philips. It was designed by Honson Lee and was introduced in 1983 to celebrate NASA’s first space shuttle launch in 1981. The TV resembles an astronauts space helmet. It even has a dark vizor that can be brought down to enhance the contrast and prevent glare on the 14 inch TV screen. The TV came with a matching but fragile remote control.
The TV bares the nickname ’Space Helmet TV’ due to obvious reasons.
The TV was marketed as a sturdy device that had to appeal to young ‘Tech Savvy’ men in particular. The Space theme had to contribute to this, among other things. It’s looks are completely unique and I personally quite like it.
The TV has an integrated kabel connection and a detachable antenna. It has no SCART. Nevertheless, the colours are vibrant and its a perfect companion for the SNES.
Nowadays the TV is quite rare and pretty popular as an gaming TV.
This example is in good vintage condition, One plastic screw is missing and it makes little bit difficult to open and close vizor (but it is still functional). Also, the remote control cover is missing, but it is still functional. All that is visible on the pictures which are also part of the description.

Final bid
€ 355
Christian Plat
Expert
Estimate  € 170 - € 200

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