[RobtWB]

It seems to me that a lot of us tv collectors have forgotten just how much maintenance a "vintage" tv, vcr, am/fm stereo receiver, table top radio, etc really required even when new. Up until the mid 90's there were still thousands of tv/appliance repair shops keeping this gear operational. Just remember how many "authorized" Zenith, RCA and Admiral repair shops there were in existance.
Then the bpc and spc sets arrived from en masse from Asia and things really changed. Realiable sets became the norm, excellent pricing, and decent pictures. We have all ran across mid 80's sets from all of the import manufactures that are still working perfectly - tens of thousands of those sets still work just fine - just look at the "dumpster" finds posted here. I am sure we all have bpc sets lying around that have thousands of hours on them without ever needing anything more than a shot of Windex to clean the cabinet and crt face. VERY SELDOM does one come across a "vintage" RCA, ZENITH, ADMIRAL, etc that has not seen a servicemans screwdriver.

But I still like my old tv's. Especially the RCA and Zenith consoles. True, they come no where near the picture quality of a $250 wallyworld lcd set, and they are "mostly" reliable, but damn the look really nice!!

Still searching for an original front loader Selectavision VCR from the early 80's to go with my RCA consoles of that era. Knowledge tells me that any "new" vcr is infinately better, but i really want an old Selectavision!!!

Next time I catch one of those no name 19/20 inch lcd baby tv's on sale, I think I'll snag one and hang it in the kitchen. Maybe that will stop the GF and daughter from eating in the LR.