WHY so few "other brands' left out there?( Admiral, Sylvania , Philco, etc)

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Been thinking about it. As said before, I purchased the very first Sony models starting in 1969 like the KV 7010UA, KV 1210U, KV 1720U, KV 1722U, KV 4000, KV 8100, KV 5300. They all worked like a charm with strong performance to this day.

Then got deverted away from CRT televisions and started buying projection televisions like the Advent 710, Kloss Nova Beam 10 foot projection, rear projection sets from Pioneer, then a 40 inch Mitubishi CRT, then a RCA 38 inch 16x 9 HD CRT TV, then returned to Sony with the KD 34XBR960, finally, Pioneer Plasma, and three LCD sets.

Possibly from the reports here, Sony quality dropped off in the 90's. I can't speak to that because of lack of purchase and ownership. The very early Sony sets just last and last for me as you saw from my screenshots. I also purchased many good working Sony sets on eBay. My Sony KD 34XBR960 is still solid with no problems. Love that set.