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Old 03-01-2022, 10:01 AM
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I...have no idea what led to its downfall, but I do feel it was a tremendous loss to the hi-fi and television industry
Watch it and weep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aesJTsZqm6c

This is saddening and incredibly frustrating, looking back and watching the people at Zenith and Motorola, who knew what was coming and couldn't do anything but wait to be devoured.

TL;DW: Nixon administration traded our consumer electronics industry for a military base in Japan.
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That connector in which the external cable is pluged, what is for?
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Old 06-04-2022, 12:44 PM
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Watch it and weep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aesJTsZqm6c

This is saddening and incredibly frustrating, looking back and watching the people at Zenith and Motorola, who knew what was coming and couldn't do anything but wait to be devoured.

TL;DW: Nixon administration traded our consumer electronics industry for a military base in Japan.
I clicked on the link to the video you mentioned, and received a message that it is no longer available.
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