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I saw the same PBS show as badow. My memory of this show is that the Japanese TVs were sold through Sears below production cost to get into the American market. The US manufacterers sued and won, but by then the damage was done. (Possibly fitting justice for RCA who, according to another PBS show, violated Howard Armstrong's FM patents for years).
At the present time, I am finishing work on a 1971 Sears Hybrid 12" color set. This set was made in Japan. I have a Sears flyer from 1971 with this set. It was sold for around $250 then. All the other sets in the flyer appear to have the same styling and probably were also made in Japan.
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