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Everything Phil said is true, as far as I know. But, as the proud daddy of a 12" Zenith tabletop Porthole, I can only say that the utter sense of "Awe" & "Wow !" that people get when I show it off to them more than makes up for any bad traits it has. It is from a time that even HAVING a TV made you Something Special, & the Zenith's cosmetic design echoes that. It LOOKS impressive, even today, even turned off. "I'm a Magic Box, Look at me CAREFULLY !" it seems to be saying to the jaded denizens of HDTV 2014. Sure, a jellybean $10 set from 10-15 years ago might have a better picture, & shows more of said picture, but that's not the point. A Porthole IS a "Porthole" on a distant past, a time from before most of us were born, a time we usually only get to visit in history books.
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