I move like molasses in January, but I finally began to haul those sets home last night... I took the three 32" sets first, and a box of extra boards. I didn't get the big one yet, as I need to take a glass rack to safely move it. I have been advised by a few people in the know, that it's safe to move one carefully lying flat, but I just don't want to take a chance. 200 lbs of thin glass lying flat and supporting its own weight, going over a bumpy, winding mountain road just doesn't sound so good.
Also the umbilical cord (from the control box to the display) is mislaid, and I can't even fool with the TV without it. He says it will be found, and he'll put it with the set for me. The 32's are KZ-32TS1, KZ-32TS2; 2000-2002 year models, and evidently they cost $5000 each new!!! OUCH! I should have guessed it since the 55" one was $16K.
According to the searching I did, and word-of-mouth from my friend (Sony-authorized tech since 1977), and others, this is a very rare set. I guess they had problems, as these all died in less than a couple of years for one failure or another. Maybe these will be the CT-100 of 2025? Several people had no idea Sony ever made a small plasma (vs. LCD) set. Note that they don't say "Bravia or WEGA anywhere... Just "FLAT PANEL COLOR TV" on the top of the case.
Charles
