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i saver an rca 42" plasma they only sold 2 models i believe. this one has a hitachi/fujitsu panel and some fitjsu boards in it. it had a burned connector. fixed that it has a great picture on it. i just liked the looks of it. steve
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My friend who has the set, called and left me a NASTY threat on my voicemail last night... He said I can't have it, unless I take the other three with it
 The "other three" are the 32" version of the set (also rare, I guess). I still need to negotiate with him on the boards from the 55". He took them out to keep, but I won't take the set with no boards, as the other collector who expressed interest, probably wants a whole set. I'll get it with boards sooner or later. Phooey on taking all this stuff... I might have to sneak over there (if I can find the key to his store, which he gave me years ago for emergency purposes), and deposit a load of big heavy CRT TVs in retaliation. Charles
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Wow! A war between plasmas and CRT's! I have a garage full of old BPC CRT sets! I'm in! Lol
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Darn, if we're going to play "Dump-the-junk-CRT" game, I am a little too late. In the last few months, I could have brought lots of them. Anybody want 200 Sony 27" Trinitrons, all with bad (and burned) CRTs?
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Well, shit, Charles, you could go 'n' "Exercise" yr Doomsday Horn outside of his shop or somethin'...It DOES need "Exercisin'" now, doesn't it ?!? Mbwahahahahaha...
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Very true but these sets all have been scavenged for parts and most have bad crt's and flybacks.
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It looks like I might go down to Los Angeles tonight, and grab those sets. My friend has a scheduled pickup from the hazmat recycling truck for tomorrow, so I want to get a look at what all is going. I'll get the 55" plasma, and the 3 smaller ones, and I'm tempted to pick up a mint/working Sony KV-2602 rare NON-REMOTE wood console, which is going on the truck tomorrow. I don't want it, but if I rescue it, maybe I can railroad some poor sap (oops; collector I mean), into taking it later... I've only ever seen a handful of non-remote Sony consoles.
I know I don't have enough self-discipline when it comes to free TVs, so I think I'll get my little '79 Toyota 4x4 shortbed out of storage, and drive it down there. That way, nothing besides the planned rescues will fit! Charles
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Right on Charles! Good luck getting the sets.
I have zero self discipline myself when it comes to rescuing tv's.
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Postponement due to a busted water pipe in a rental I had to go fix last night... The sets are safe 'til next time I go down there, so asap....
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I move like molasses in January, but I finally began to haul those sets home last night... I took the three 32" sets first, and a box of extra boards. I didn't get the big one yet, as I need to take a glass rack to safely move it. I have been advised by a few people in the know, that it's safe to move one carefully lying flat, but I just don't want to take a chance. 200 lbs of thin glass lying flat and supporting its own weight, going over a bumpy, winding mountain road just doesn't sound so good.
Also the umbilical cord (from the control box to the display) is mislaid, and I can't even fool with the TV without it. He says it will be found, and he'll put it with the set for me. The 32's are KZ-32TS1, KZ-32TS2; 2000-2002 year models, and evidently they cost $5000 each new!!! OUCH! I should have guessed it since the 55" one was $16K. According to the searching I did, and word-of-mouth from my friend (Sony-authorized tech since 1977), and others, this is a very rare set. I guess they had problems, as these all died in less than a couple of years for one failure or another. Maybe these will be the CT-100 of 2025? Several people had no idea Sony ever made a small plasma (vs. LCD) set. Note that they don't say "Bravia or WEGA anywhere... Just "FLAT PANEL COLOR TV" on the top of the case. Charles  
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