whats the deal with Hoffman?

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by llcvt15

I always figured my Hoffman set had a green picture tube beings it sat outside for at least three years (funny story...). I guess thats not the case as in the last week or so I've noticed several other threads about these sets and they all had green "easy vision" tubes in them. Were they the only company to produce sets like this? I almost have to wonder if watching an easy vision set would be somewhat similar to using a 1980's style computer console? Or then again it might just be like any other black and white set. Either way, just curious...

Actually the picture tube is a standard white P4 phosphor in these sets, only the safety glass is tinted yellow-green. I have only seen Hoffman sets with this feature, my thought is that it was more marketing than science.
jr