A couple things about the late Trinitrons...
I don't think Sony ever used what could be considered a truly 'fake' Trinitron tube. They did go to standard three-gun design in the later years, but they are still Trinitron aperture grille CRTs. My KV-40XBR800 from 2003 has a US-made Trinitron tube in it. By the way, Orion is a Chinese company, IIRC...many later CRT sets use their tubes.
As for the set's weight, my 40-incher weighs 304 pounds according to the service manual, and I wish to move it as little as possible.
