[Jeffhs]

How true. Non-technical people would rather have a flat screen TV than an old '50s set that may work for the moment, but will need to be serviced (read restored) eventually. People who know nothing about television aren't going to buy these old sets either. Today, people buy a flat screen expecting to be able to simply plug it in, connect the antenna or cable, and enjoy it, even with oversaturated colors and the like (the result of the sets having been reset to factory defaults and left at those settings).