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Originally Posted by Electronic M
Out here I've seen at least 4 sets literally put out to pasture...
The government was stupid allowing a non-backward-compatible format to supplant NTSC. If they had allowed compatibility new sets would have sold slower, their prices would have dropped slower, and the CRT sets would have been phased out gracefully, not in gluts.
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This is the power of lobbying, my friend. Funai, Sony, Samsung, Vizio, lg, and others were licking their chops to sell us some cheap crap. I have bought a couple of Funai flat screens for living room sets - NEVER for personal use!
My 1997 RCA G27304DT console would go in the living room if I were not married... Wife loves the old console, but likes the flat screen better to keep up appearances, I guess...