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Hybrid it's self is an interesting term to think about if you go on a pure definition a set with one transistor in the UHF tuner is only a hybrid when tuning UHF, and the first gen Sony Trintrons that claim to be Solid State are actually hybrid due to the HV rect tube. If you count germanium or selenium diodes as SS devices you could argue that hybrid TV's started existing just after WWII and hybrid radios well before...
You may also run into a tri-generational hybrid (such as a Zenith Chromacolor) where there are some tubes, some transistors, and one or more multi pin DIP IC chips...
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