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Old 06-23-2009, 11:33 AM
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REAL TVs have TUBES!
 
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Originally Posted by zenithfan1 View Post
Sorry for the OT comment but I have had horrible experience with these. I have two 21FJP22s, one is rebuilt so badly that it fails every test except emissions, which tests great. The picture is AWFUL. The other one is a dead one, I brought two guns back to life but the blue is just dead. They both seem to be low hours but were just junk from the start. Flaws all over, just looks carelessly rebuilt. Run away from these.
Channel Master has always, in my mind, been a cheap-O brand of anything. Same experience with their rebuilt CRTs, and even their small tubes. Junk; possibly GE or RCA quality control rejects.

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