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Old 08-10-2007, 03:31 PM
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I was never able to link to an article... Only saw the caption which stated "..brands such as Andrea, Muntz and Setchell-Carlson find nothing to justify their reputation for being better than mass-produced models."

So to me it appeared they were lumping Muntz in with Setchell-Carlson.

Which their caption, in fact, did.
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I have that actual report somewhere if anyone wants me to scan it.

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I'd be interested in a scan of article. Thanks. Bill CAhill
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Old 08-10-2007, 10:16 PM
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...and here's the original article. From Consumer Reports, March 1960.

By the way, those of you interested in such things might want to pay a visit to your local library and take a look at the periodical stacks. [University libraries are especially good for this.] Old issues of Consumer Reports can make for a very interesting read. Try it-- you'll be glad you did.
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Old 08-11-2007, 05:36 AM
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When I was in school, and pretending to be studying, I found old CR magazines. I don't remember if it was YSU or KSU, though. Anyhoo, I found an issue where portables were tested. There was an Emerson that got an unacceptable rating because the hot chassis made contact with the metal cabinet. It amazes me what the manufacturers got away with back in the day.
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Old 08-13-2007, 11:36 AM
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Actually, old issues of CR led to my demise as a college student! Instead of being in class I was in the library reading old color tv and car ratings. It wasn't long after that when I dropped out! They didn't have anything from before about 1966 at that college.
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Old 08-26-2007, 07:19 PM
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My father was an Andrea dealer as well as other brands and compared to the others the Andrea was closer to a much later product called a Trinitron. The picture was bright and very sharp. The quality of construction was better as was the ability to work. The biggie was that these sets were less prone to needing adjustments as often as the others.
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Actually, old issues of CR led to my demise as a college student! Instead of being in class I was in the library reading old color tv and car ratings.
I did some of that, though I did manage to graduate. I enjoyed calculus class so much I took it twice!

My college (Syracuse univ) had issues of "Wireless World" from the UK. Was interesting how other countries did stuff. On diagrams you'd see 4K7 instead of 4.7K and so on. Makes sense as decimal points might get lost in bad xerox copies.
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