flipper wrote:

On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:50:58 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


flipper wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

flipper wrote:

Do you also whip out a 1967 color TV for the proper viewing
experience?


I could. I still have my parent's 1967 Motorola Quasar color TV.

Me too. I still have an old RCA 13 inch. All the 'modern' ones died.


The Quasar still works, even though it was hit by lightning three
different times. Each time it lost the RF preamp in the VHF tuner.
Other than a new CRT when it was nine years old, it saw a lot of service
without any other problems. I converted a similar Quasar console into a
video monitor back in the late '70s for my shop.

I forgot, I've also got a 19" Emerson someone gave me.

The 'modern' ones invariable took damage to the micro controller,
making repair more than they were worth.


A lot of those failed, due to bad solder from what I've read.
Thompson Consumer Electronics was one of the worst, with their RCA and
other old line American corporate names.

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