Sony XBR Questions

[Electronic M]

You have a point. They have the best picture I've ever seen on any CRT resolution wise, and are very good on most other fronts (round screen colors, especially my 1954 models, do seem to have slightly better color).

There is just something about spending 2X what the set cost me used for 4 little DIP chips (that probably cost well under $1 a pop to make) that does not feel right to me...Especially when the replacements are about as failure prone as the originals. If I were paying that price for a pair of chips designed to last longer than the CRT I'd feel better.

I ended up buying 3 genuine and 2 of the cheaper compatible part from Encompass. I'm going to install sockets, try the genuine and the cheap ones and test the originals (if one is good and de-soldering don't kill it may as well have another spare).