"Brian" wrote in message
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I have a new RCA TV. It was made less than a year ago and is great.
However, as RCA's are suspect to, and I've asked and they confirmed, it's
normal for the TV to take a while to turn on (10 seconds) and to have a
delay in changing channels (2-3 seconds).

CRTs need a warm-up time. Some sets apply reduced filament voltage to the
CRT (when the set is off) to shorten this time. I guess your RCA is one
that does not. Actually, I prefer the way yours is designed. 10 seconds is
no big deal.