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The last post brings to mind something that I have thought of a bunch. The television set is the one thing that really has never changed a lot in price. If anything as of late they have gotten cheaper in relation to screen size. What I mean is an average set in the mid 50's, like my Philco 21" tabletop set cost like $249.00. So as inflation goes a similar size set should now be like $2,490.00. I didnt do the math but back then a bottle of pop was $.05. Now a drink is anywhere from $.60 to $1.49.
To the point again TVs havent changed a lot up until getting cheaper lately. I recently, and unfortunatly went to Wal-Fart and saw something like a 21" color, remote, set for $89.99. They now have table top sets with screens the size of what out glorious floor models of the 70's and 80's used to have for like $189.99. That was almost enough to make me part with the 27" floor model my Dad brought home new from Sears in like 1982. When I returned from the service and got out on my own he donated it to me. It never needed repair up until earlier this year. Even now I don't think its anything big. The picture is sharp as new for a while and suddenly will go blurry with retrace lines. I feel like its a bad cap like many TV troubles are.
Man thats 25 years of continuous use witout skipping a beat. My Dad says trash it, its time has come and gone. I think the thing may need a minor repair and will go on for another 5 or 10 years. For certain the crap on the shelves today will NEVER perform like the old one. We live in the age of planned obsolescence and intentionally bad craftsmanship to keep us all shelling out the bucks.
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