So, what did Zenith do to make their CRT's fail quicker?

[Geoff Bourquin]

...Setchell-Carlson sets. We had one at Sunnyside Elementary back in 1970, and the cart it sat on also had an Ampex VR-5100 VTR. And there started my career in electronics. In 6th grade the school let me operate the Ampex. We had one in Junior high too, and a couple of VR7000s as well as some Panasonic 1/2 inch machines in high school. I was the school geek with a Panasonic VTR slung over my shoulder, carrying a b/w camera, and a Panaloid belt pack around my waist that weighed more than I did.

Where'd you find the picture of that Setchell-Carlson? I was looking all over for a picture of one of those a few nights ago.

Oh yeah. How about those Zenith tubes.