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Originally Posted by karmaman
That's a myth. The newer models don't get nearly as hot as the old ones did.
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The same may be said for solid-state TVs vs. tube-powered sets. SS TVs run a
lot cooler than tube-type sets; SS sets use much less power than older tube sets did as well. For example, my RCA XL-100 CTC185 barely gets warm in operation and draws under 100 watts of power from the line; ditto for my Zenith Sentry 2. Compare this to the old tube sets that drew upwards of 300 watts (some big 3-way consoles, such as Magnavox's stereo-theatre sets of the '60s, could draw more than 400 watts, with a few going as high as 500 depending on audio output power) and got very hot when left on a few hours, especially around the horizontal-output and audio output stages. This could be one of several reasons the Maggie 25" theatre consoles don't show up very often on eBay; another is the sheer size of those consoles--they would either have to be listed as pickup only or freight, the latter being
very expensive. Let's not forget that shipping one of these sets carries with it a huge risk of damage, to the CRT and other components as well if it isn't handled properly.