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Originally Posted by Rod Beauvex
How come so many old TVs, particularly sets from about 60-67, are still working, often with their factory componets, when most radio, hifi, and test equipment from that same era seems to have long since bit it?
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My guess would be the price. The big three knew u as a buyer were expecting the set to last for 10-20 years. Older members here have informed me that even in the late sixties, combos were going for over a $1000. That was huge money back then.
So i would suspect, the big three knew that if they built a $700 tv, or a $1000+ combo, they had better build it to last a decade or two, or u wouldn't come back as a customer again.
Contrast that with today. With the buy in cost is much lower, but so is the quality and durability