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ValuTech Television

ValuTech Television is a communications item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 10. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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ValuTech Television at a glance

ValuTech Television icon

Communications Tools

It weighs 10.

Weight10
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What it is and how to use it

Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.

More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.TvBlackCommunications
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

ValuTech Television is on 1 loot table in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Crate TVAttic (box, crate); Department storage (box, crate); Department Store (crate); and 5 more places100%1

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the ValuTech Television weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 10 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for ValuTech Television?

Base.TvBlack.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.