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Originally Posted by andy
The only tube color TVs I still find in working condition are GE Portacolors. I guess there wasn't much to go wrong.
Just about any 40-50 year old TV is going to need quite a lot of work. Often it takes several rounds of repairs before all the bugs have been worked out. Once everything is fixed, they settle down, but it's still going to need occasional service. I used a CTC38 for about an hour a day for a couple of years and never had to replace a 6GH8.
If you want trouble free, then a tube set isn't for you. Despite what people say, modern TVs are a lot more reliable than anything with tubes.
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Well, yeah. In my basement office where my sets are located, at the moment I'm using either one of two identical 1974-75 RCA XL-100s, or a 1973 CTC-56, that all perform very well. I had been using a 9T246 regularly, but I need to do some work on a low HV issue. I like to rotate all of the working sets into the mix.
My CTC-36, well, it's just a problem child. Stinks too, because I love the damn thing.
Of course, for the main watcher in the living room is a 32" HD flat panel. Women, yanno?
