Midwest Television
December 1950 Mechanix Illustrated

The 1951 line of Midwest televisions are out, with the latest technical innovations that will make you the envy of the neighborhood! A 19½" picture was a big deal*, even if it was only black and white (B&W). The only thing related to color TV at the time was the 4-color catalog offered in the ad. A well-heeled buyer could opt for a combination TV, phonograph, and radio version, all contained within a beautiful authentic wooden cabinet. No prices were given. I never realized that unsynchronized sound and picture was a problem with television, but evidently solving the problem was worth noting in this full-page advertisement for the December 1950 edition of Mechanix Illustrated magazine. Given that the audio and video were part of the same frame of the analog signal, it is hard to imagine how they could become out of synch. Come to think of it, though, it is hard to imagine how the audio and video of my DVD movies can be out of synch, but it sometimes happens.

* Up until I left home for the USAF in 1978, the biggest TV we ever had in our house had a 19" screen, and we didn't have color TV until around 1972. I've told the story before where I didn't know Dino the dinosaur in The Flintstones was purple until I saw it on a neighbor kid's color TV.

Midwest Television Ad

Now Ready! A Sensational New Line of

1951 Midwest Television

Consoles and Complete Chassis

Featuring the New Mammoth

19 1/2-Inch Picture Tube

At Low Factory Prices

Never before have you seen such tremendously big clear pictures, such luxurious cabinets, such sensationally low Factory Prices as Midwest offers in its 31st Anniversary Line of 19 1/2" and 16 1/2" TV Consoles, TV - Radio - Phono Combinations, and complete TV Chassis.

Check these features: Mammoth 19 1/2-inch Picture Tube (225 sq. in. image); Synchronized sound and picture; Simplified One-Knob Tuning; Big 12" Panasonic Speaker; Video-Sonic Tuner; and scores of other features.

"Video Grand"

19 1/2" Television-Radio-Phonograph Console

"Constellation" 19 1/2" Television Console

"Midwest"

19 1/2" Television Chassis and Speaker

Plus Powerful New 1951 World-Ranging 5-Band Midwest Series 16 Radio in Beautiful Consoles and Complete Chassis

An entirely new line featuring the powerful Series 16 AM-FM Five-Band Radio Chassis and the magnificent Symphony Grand Radio-Phonograph with 3-Speed Automatic Intermix Record Player.

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Midwest Radio & Television Corp.

Dept. 41-E, 909 Broadway, Cincinnati 2, Ohio

Direct from Factory to You

Let Us Put This Luxurious New 1951 Midwest "Video Grand" 19 1/2-Inch Television with AM-FM Radio and 3-Speed Automatic Intermix Phonograph in Your Own Home on 30 Days Money Back Trial

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Posted January 8, 2024