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Old 10-24-2005, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by old_tv_nut
Sylvania RXC178WA05 - notched luma + combed chroma? Why'd they do that, I wonder?
Reduced color crawlies on the ref's shirt. But the luma notched at 3.58 to avoid hanging dots. Not great but it was a step above traditional notch bandpass and band stop of older color TVS, back in 1979 or so.

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I think the "XL" in RCAs color TV line was more to suggest a general feeling of "excellent" rather than "extended life".
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