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No such RCAs here, but the rule I live by with questionable sets is no new parts. If I can repair it with parts pulled from scrap chassis fine, otherwise it just sits here until another set of the same model comes through or I get sick if the sight of it. If the later happens before the former the chassis is pulled for the parts pile and rest is dumped (usually it's after this point that a 2nd set shows up needing a CRT, but I've only got so much space).
I've been finding that it's the "better" sets that give more trouble in this respect than the bottom of the range crap. I've almost completely given on up certain Sony's (flybacks, CRTs), Loewe's (CRTs including my own personal set which was the only set I've ever bought new) and all rear projection sets.
Other sets are in the middle ground. Various Sharp and Panasonics that are decent sets and relatively easy to repair, but they don't sell for enough over the price of the typical chinese crap set to justifiy the cost of custom ICs that aren't used in anything else.
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