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Originally Posted by rca2000
I agree here. I too work on flat--panels for a living, with an occasional mist. DLP thrown for good measure. I do not mind working on them, and I DO like that I can handle a 50" tv on my own most of the time, but they ARE NOT sets I would consider" desirable to "hang on to", unlike that 23" 1959 Zenith I got yesterday from CL. I have 2 "modern" tv sets I use. One is a Panasonic LCD projo, that had a dirty filter and later I replaced the bulb--as it was a bit dim( but still worked). It was free--a "shopping" find. I DID have to "flash the prom" before Christmas last year--to fix the "red spot" problem that came on some time after i got it...--but I borrowed a jig to do that. The other newer set is a 19" flat--panel that is in the kitchen, it was given to me a while back. The other 2 sets are ctc169 sets, a 52" in the family room and a 32" console I my bedroom. BOTH have been nearly trouble--free--MUCH more so than the panasonic.(but I DO like to watch HDTV such as Blue Bloods and the NEW Hawaii five O on it)
Like others--I DO enjoy getting an old tv set(usually pre-1980 and older) and getting it to work--and keeping them from being "lost forever". That Zenith I got yesterday is a console that is ALL THE WAY to the floor, and in good condition(somewhat rare for a 59 or so set, most had some kind of "legs").
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Speaking of collectible TVs, let us remember a few vintage Plasma sets are sought-after, such as the Kuros, and some Sony models.