Sony Trinitron MTV?

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by kx250rider

I found out about a year ago that Sony no longer sells the upgraded version of the 26" tube. They knew there was a big problem with the 710AB22, so they came out with an improved one in the early 90s. They sold it at cost, which was very polite. It was about $166, if I recall.

Interesting. About 1993 or so, I tried to "fix" one of the early 26" Sony sets-it was the white plastic one, KV2643R or KV2644R maybe. This was before I knew how easily Trinitrons went bad (other than all of the drifting problems with the KV25XBR). I did figure out it was a bad CRT, though. I called Sony and gave them the part number, and the cost they gave me was $375 if I remember right. For $166, it might have been worth replacing.