1986 RCA Console vs. 2002 Curtis Mathes Table Top

[zeno]

Sounds like the CM has a weakening CRT.
Color is a funny thing. We would have say 6 models of Zeniths
all with identical guts & often get " can you make it like that one ?"
or "why does that one look better ?". Thats one reason we only
ran a few at a time unlike the big stores that had walls & rows of
confusion. Others would look at the bottom of line set & say
it looks way better than the best. Actually there are good reasons for
that but I wont write a book tonite, gotta prep for a trip.
BTW if you want to ID your CM put up a front & rear picture of it.
Wont hear from me til Tues, off to what I am told is hell on earth,
S. N.J.

73 Zeno

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by zeno

Sounds like the CM has a weakening CRT.
Color is a funny thing. We would have say 6 models of Zeniths
all with identical guts & often get " can you make it like that one ?"
or "why does that one look better ?". Thats one reason we only
ran a few at a time unlike the big stores that had walls & rows of
confusion. Others would look at the bottom of line set & say
it looks way better than the best. Actually there are good reasons for
that but I wont write a book tonite, gotta prep for a trip.
BTW if you want to ID your CM put up a front & rear picture of it.
Wont hear from me til Tues, off to what I am told is hell on earth,
S. N.J.

73 Zeno

As I mentioned several times on this forum, I would look at all the sets running in the big-box stores and usually the lower-end or leader sets, would purposely have a poorly adjusted picture.
I would re-adjust the controls, to make them look as good as the other offerings. It was fun to mess with the sales mans heads.