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Final ColorTrak2000 model...
I've had a 31" ColorTrak 2000 since it was new
in 1990. It had a failure in the potentiometer for the green drive while still under warranty and was repaired for free. The set was sold as a 'monitor', so there is absolutely no compensation for signal strength variability from different sources. LaserDiscs always looked washed out compared to over the air or cable signals, but then DVDs came along and gave the set a whole new gamut of color and dynamic range. The set was built in Canada. It was already under Thompson labeling, but I think was leftover from previous ownership. It was the last year before RCA came out with 'ProScan' as their flagship. The set has excellent color-rendering capability and will be great to run with the new HDTV signals, when converter boxes become available. It does have a problem that has baffled techies over the years. In humid weather, it will shut down and go into oscillation of startup and shutdown without becoming useable again. Sounds like a major defect, but I found the source of the problem after years of study on the interned and my own non-technical observations. There is a tall, rectangular white ceramic resistor in the high voltage section which can be pushe with a wooden dowel to re-set the TV to normal. It works every time, though sometimes bearing repeating 2 or rarely 3 or 4 times to get weeks and weeks of use once again. I keep the back cover loosely attached so that I can open and poke when needed. It's something about the circuit board, I know,and it's something that would condemn most of these sets to the ash heap of history. But the picture is so clear and focused and wide-spectrum in color. What a shame, eh? Does anyone know the specs on the final ColorTrak2000? I think it was the last year before Invar masks, so it's not overly bright. It has lots of useless digitial effects built into it and the large remote control. A real curiosity! |
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