The worst solid state color TVs ever made

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I've had my hands on three Philco-Ford solid state color sets. One was a 19" ex-motel set that had no HV and the jug was dead, so no effort was put into that one. The next one was a 19" color set that had a good picture, but had HV regulation issues and I gave it to a TV repairman friend. The third was a big 25" TV/stereo combo and as the owners were unloading it off the truck, they bumped the neck of the jug and that was the end of it. From what they described, it had horizontal sync issues, but they did not want to replace the jug and they picked it up to use as a stereo.

I know I'm derailing my own post, but I did not care for GE Portacolor sets and I've never met a technician who did. In fact, most technicians got so they would not work on them. I was told that at a GE seminar, it was announced that the 10HE chassis tube Portacolor was being discontinued and everyone in the room stood up and started clapping.