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Originally Posted by jstout66
Hey.. if it works!
Zeno... As a consumer, I know I was ticked when I found out my circa 2003 Toshiba was NOT a Toshiba set. I know it has an "Orion" tube which made me foul when I found out, so I wonder if the set itself IS a "cheapie" Orion? The set was not a cheapie at the time, but I think all last gasp CRT sets were being outsourced in that era.
Didn't Sony even quit using true Trinitron tubes at the end? THAT would have ticked me off. At the time I got the Toshiba, I had purchased a Wega, and the picture sucked out of the box. so I did some online research, and saw that Sony's had some massive issues at that time, and Toshiba was rated better, so I returned the Sony for said Toshiba....
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Yup the set is Orion A.K.A. Emerson. They sold a ton of them
especially combos. They had a very good pix but 95% that
came in were hit by lightning, a LOT of them! Worse part was physicaly
they border on unrepairable & the manuals were PDF's, almost
useless & added tons of repair time. We were a Sony dealer & the
Sonys were mostly junk by then. They were the only ones that
didnt relabel & maybe Panasonic. You just didnt know what you
were getting by then. IMHO the best JP sets were always Toshiba
or Panasonic not Sony to often.
BTW Trivia... Who knows Sony sold an all tube Color TV 19"
with a delta jug in a tin cabinet ? They did @1970. It was an
Admiral relabeled with video inputs added. Why Admiral is beyond
all sense.
73 Zeno
