Got a CoreGrafx II & Super CD-ROM2, but...

[blueraven]

I just think its funny that someone pawned one for like $5 and Deletion picked it up for $10 plus tax. How the hell do you get one of those OUT of a prison?

[Necromancer]

How the hell do you get one of those OUT of a prison?

For prisons around here the TVs are bought by the inmates from the commissary, so when they're released they can sell 'em to another inmate or take 'em home.

[roflmao]

... you seem to know a lot about how the prison system works, Necro.  Should we be worried?  :-" 

[Deletion]

I had no idea these clear TVs had such a history. I did some searching and sure enough these sets were targeted at inmates. Articles mentioned the sets employed security screws and had no speaker(s). I'll have to check my RCA to confirm it has security screws, but it does have a built-in mono speaker at the base of the front bezel. Perhaps the manufacturers also made sets for the general public?

estaban: I'll get the manufacture date when I return home from vacation next week and let you know.

[Necromancer]

... you seem to know a lot about how the prison system works, Necro.  Should we be worried?  :-" 

Heh, maybe. 

Actually, I learned about 'em when I worked at a electronics repair place.  They'd have 'em around every once in a while for warranty work.

[Deletion]

Yes, be worried because as we all know "worked at a electronics repair place" is street slang for spent 10 years in the state pen. 

[esteban]

I had no idea these clear TVs had such a history. I did some searching and sure enough these sets were targeted at inmates. Articles mentioned the sets employed security screws and had no speaker(s). I'll have to check my RCA to confirm it has security screws, but it does have a built-in mono speaker at the base of the front bezel. Perhaps the manufacturers also made sets for the general public?

estaban: I'll get the manufacture date when I return home from vacation next week and let you know.

AWESOME.

What? I've never seen a TV in a clear case like that!

It's a model made for prisoners (no joke) - the clear case was so it couldn't be used as a hiding place for contraband.

Televisions for the Felons.


Go watch "Bad Boys" with Sean Penn (a great 80's movie): my favorite scene is when Penn "fixes" another inmate's portable radio with a small explosive charge that takes his ear off. A clear acrylic case on that radio might have mmade hiding the explosive extremely difficult (if not impossible) for a boyish Sean Penn.

[Deletion]

esteban: The TV was manufactured in June 2010. It does have security screws, as well as, two stickers that go across the seam from the front of the bezel to the sides of the case that read, "WARNING: Removal of or tampering with seal will result in disciplinary action. WDOC-FLCI." And sure enough that is the Wisconsin Department of Corrections - Fox Lake Correctional Institute. Damn.

[esteban]

esteban: The TV was manufactured in June 2010. It does have security screws, as well as, two stickers that go across the seam from the front of the bezel to the sides of the case that read, "WARNING: Removal of or tampering with seal will result in disciplinary action. WDOC-FLCI." And sure enough that is the Wisconsin Department of Corrections - Fox Lake Correctional Institute. Damn.

Thank you! The connection between your TV, Wisconsin DOC, Sean Penn in Bad Boys and June 2010 have, yet again, piqued my interest in prison life.

[blueraven]

How the hell do you get one of those OUT of a prison?

For prisons around here the TVs are bought by the inmates from the commissary, so when they're released they can sell 'em to another inmate or take 'em home.

I suppose if I had done hard time and the state/fed made me pay for everything in my cell, I'd take the TV home too

[soop]

If I were you I'd nip down to a hardware store and peruse the switches; I modded my Megadrive with a rocker switch I got off eBay.  Unfortunately, it was about twice the size I thought it was gonna be...  But yeah, if you find a small light gray rocker I think that would look sweet.

Also, remove the switch first to have a look at it before you go buy a new one, you'll need to know how many connectors are on the inside.  It's probably single pole double throw, but you need to make sure.