Cute little 9" CRT at Salvation Army

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Originally Posted by dieseljeep

It's funny how things change. At one time, the Samsung line was low end, trouble-prone rubbish. Their VCR's, sold as RCA's and GE's were a PITA.
Now look at the name! It seems to be the most sought after and desired product line and the performance proves it.
When that small B&W set was built, most any make stood up rather well.

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I picked up one of those el-cheapo 5" B&W sets at an estate sale a few years back. It didn't even come with an AC adaptor or a DC cord. Those sets were give-aways for looking at a time-share or similar.
It was on the free pile, along with a 13" Zenith color portable and a 27" Zenith console color set. I only took the Chinese cheapie and the 13" System 3 portable.

Originally Posted by Eric H

You have heard about their burning phones and exploding washing machines right?

Yes .Those cheap sets were give a ways.Yes Samsung was like Soundesign in their early days and Sony was tops.Now its the reverse .Sony now spends money and energy in Hollywood instead of TVs.