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Originally Posted by kx250rider
as far as I know this RCA was the only convex face 16:9 ever made.
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The only other convex 16:9 set I know of is the one I have and Andy just sold - the 38" with the built-in DirecTV. I agree it's quite a picture, but Thomson underspec'd the caps on it, and if left untreated that could lead to bigger problems, like diode failure and eventually loss of the tuner. No problems with mine yet, though.
The tube also made an appearance in a very similar German set made by Loewe. That one cost $5,000 as opposed to the $3,000 the RCA went for.
I think RCA and ProScan both had models of the 34" and 38" sets.