Sanyo AVT-100 (Circa 1984)
Almost everything known about the Sanyo AVT-100 comes from one equipment report in High Fidelity (August 1984, p.50). It describes the unit as a television tuner and switchbox with wireless remote control. That makes it an accessory for a component TV setup, not a full monitor or receiver.
The same review supplies the key facts. The front panel measured 17¼ by 3½ inches, and the depth was 13½ inches plus clearance for connections. Price was $400, with a limited two-year parts-and-labor warranty. The AVT-100 had two audio-video signal paths (Video 1 and Video 2), a 300-to-75-ohm balun for antenna hookup, and a mute function that killed the sound being recorded or viewed. High Fidelity measured video frequency response at 500 kHz and 1.5 MHz at the Monitor TV (main) outputs. It noted that high-frequency loss at that output was noticeably less than at the other output.
Beyond that review, the record is thin. No service manual, production dates, or further period coverage have surfaced in the Archive's sources. Going by the test report, the AVT-100 appears to belong to the mid-1980s.
- Type: TV tuner/switchbox with wireless remote control
- Front panel: 17¼ × 3½ inches
- Depth: 13½ inches plus clearance for connections
- Price: $400
- Warranty: limited, two years parts and labor
- Two audio-video signal paths (Video 1, Video 2); 300-to-75-ohm balun
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