1986 Sears LXI 20" with Nudes

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Originally Posted by CRTs4life

I don't think it's a Sylvania and so what if it is.

Edit- I think it is a Sanyo tube.

I also love regular old TVs, and I think they're just fine. I was referring to the specific Sylvania tubes used in these sets at that point in time in the early 80s. From what I gather they tended be rather soft and had a high failure rate.

I've seen text on a TV like this over RGBI in 20" and it's not exactly what I'd call super legible, regardless of the brand. That's why computer monitors tended to be like 14" approximately; especially if you're going to be doing a lot of reading and typing on it. The tighter dot pitch of the smaller screen at the same resolution makes the text a lot sharper and that dramatically reduces eye strain.

Regardless, I think it's lucky that yours has a Sanyo tube in it as it should last a long time.

People get crazy about the PVM thing for sure. I personally have a decent little collection of monitors and TVs, but I'm old and I've been amassing them for 30 years now and I also repair them myself. I didn't just roll out of bed and start ebaying expensive sets.