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I always wanted the following questions answered but never thought of
asking them:

2)Why did Sony,RCA and Zenith tv quality dropped dramatically since
around 1990-3?

I didnt know that was even possible. (British models will be different
sets to the US ones.)

7)Who invented VHS? Panasonic or JVC? or is it that JVC invented the
tape and Panasonic the machine?

VHS tapes are not an invention, theyre a product design.

8)Why don't manufacturers in USA & Canada provide a large full page
schematic of their tv's & vcr's included in the owner's manual like
many parts of the world?.

that hasnt been done here in a very long time. Its not in manufacturers
interests for several reasons. Theyd far rather people buy replacement
machines that have some repair them, some get electrocuted by them, and
some do such crap repair jobs it undermines their quality image and
gives them additional warranty headaches.

NT