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Originally Posted by LukeSimon
...As a newcomer to pre-solid state TVs, I must say the simplicity and elegance of these older TVs is quite simply wonderful...
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All driven by the economics of the technology.
Rough ranking of component costs in analog CRT TVs, ignoring the CRT itself:
Tube sets:
Large transformers, speaker
Active elements (tube sections)
Capacitors/small coils
Resistors
Transistor sets:
Large transformers, speaker
Transistors, coils, capacitors (order depending on size/power/complexity) (most caps lower voltage rating than in tube circuits)
Resistors
Bipolar analog IC sets:
Large transformers, speaker
IC package / pin count
Coils
Capacitors
Resistors
PNP transistors inside IC (large area, poor performance, and very rarely used)
Resistance inside IC
NPN transistors inside IC (nearly free)