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Is this just normal modus operandi and you just know to not have the contrast set that high? Or is this totally defective operation? thanks!

I think it's normal, though I can't wait to see what everyone else says. My ctc15 based Silvertone has always done this. Since the phosphors were never as bright as everyone wished they were, the difference between white and black was always run at the ragged edge. You always wanted just a little more than you could get. If there was too much light in the room, it didn't really work out. In short, the darker you can get the room, the happier you will probably be.

I just run as much contrast as I can without blooming, and turn up the brightness until the black areas are just black or very dark grey. These sets can produce "jaw dropping" picture quality, but brightness was never their strongest point.

jc