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I agree with Randy's opinion of the Magnavox 952. It was unreliable and poorly made. I still have some slide controls in stock.
But I must vote the Olympic 910 color TV for the all time worst.
The circuit boards were so bad that the material disappeared without even attempting to solder. It needed so many jumpers that it looked hand wired when it left the shop. It came with a bag of parts just to make it work. Once installed, the picture quality was so bad that customers brought them in for service when they were operating up to Olympic standards. The gain was so poor that when the antenna was removed there was no snow or white noise, just a dim glow on the CRT. They never had enough brightness and forget contrast. The picture was a pale washed out blur that looked like you were viewing through an oily piece of paper. When you were finished fixing it, it looked like you hadn't started.
Who is surprised that Olympic was one of the early TV fatalities?
Don
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