In my loft I've still got my 14" Hitachi 'Instavision' portable that I got in 1983 (replacing a c.1979 12" B&W Hitachi portable with rotary tuner). It's not been regularly used since the mid-late 90s though. Some purple blooming in one corner IIRC.
My main set is a 10 year old 28" JVC CRT - still does me fine. How many perfectly serviceable CRTs have been scrapped purely for the sake of having the latest design/technology? We used to scoff at the Japanese for this kind of disposable culture once.
Last edited by: Marc on Sun 19 Sep 10 at 23:14
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