jakdedert wrote:
To our own
detriment, we've been sucked in by whiz-bang features and fancy packaging.

jak

Whose "detriment"? In 1967 a colour tv here in the UK cost £300 the
price of a small car.
They were totally unreliable and once (hopefully) out of its 12 month
guarentee would be a source of income for the local small repair shop 4
times a year.

These days you can buy an all singing and dancing good branded set for
200 notes and will usually get 3 years free service and possibly 5-10
years trouble free life from it. What's more the 1967 set would consume
300+ Watts and the new set under 100 Watts.

Are you admitting that you WANT manufacturers to make tv's that break
down for vested interest?