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I have a 3 year old APEX 32" flat screen CRT TV. The picture is not too shabby with S-Video for DVD or Composite from my Laserdisc, but the tuner is absolute crap. All the channels are grainier than hell, interference lines all over the place. Only the strongest stations on Cable come thru clearly. Also it's kinda bogus to hook up to my stereo, since it's a non-remote control reciever, and the TV has no variable outputs and no way to shut off the speakers.
I also have a 1989 RCA Colortrac-2000 26" TV. It generally outperforms the newer TV in all the inputs (S-Video and composite), but it has a killer tuner in it. Very sharp picture on all channels. It also has the bonus of having a variable output for audio line out, and the ability to turn off the speakers, so hooking it up to my old rig is great. Volume is just one button away with the TV.
My point? Just because it's old, doesn't mean it's crap. Unfortunately, if the old unit needs parts, I'm SOL, and if the new TV goes kafluey, I'm also SOL.
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Probably one of TWENTY living breathing fans of old Radio Shack / Realistic equipment! Our ranks are growing! Watch out McIntosh users!
Last edited by Elfasto; 08-17-2008 at 07:45 AM.
Reason: Goofed up date of manufacture for RCA television
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