You are right...in 1984 almost all sets were built well. But they are just
like VCR's...a $49.95 VCR will not last very long and there are very few
shops that will work on the "low-end" crap. I have a VCR made in 1986...it
is VHS/SVHS has HiFI heads and still works very well. Its initial cost was
$634.00. After ALL these years I WIN-----Wal Mart loses. I have NEVER under
stood this fact: Home electronics is the ONLY consumer product (including
Homes and Automobiles) that the price has gone down over the last 20 years.
Guess why? The QUALITY is gone in most cases. These broke, in debt, overpaid
yuppie wantabes that make up MOST of the consumer market can't afford
QUALITY in MOST cases.

R