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bonesy:
Yes I had forgotten about the B&O's the little shop in London where I served my time,was an agent,very expensive sets,fantastic build quality,but the early valve ones ran so hot.If I remember rightly all the cables were laced together around the edges of the panels.I think they lost a bit of their sparkle when the first all transistor sets came in,we changed quite a lot of early PIL tubes,which failed.
I also remember Telefunkens & of course proper Grundigs & early ultra sonic remote hand sets.All gave very good pictures.You tend to forget that almost all the Scandinavian countries also  had their own tv manufacturers,all of which are now gone.How many people there must have been at one time making,selling & repairing that box that sits up the corner of the room,or now day's hangs on the wall.

Turnip:
Hi Bonesy,

Had forgotten 'till you mentioned 'Grundig' with the thyristor line scan, where dries were just a bit of a problem, and Sony sets with a 'Gate Turn Off' thyristor thingy that didn't, and went S/C.

Guess can't complain about modern sets, even if we have to puzzle 'em out, as they're cheap enough to dump after any guarantee, and the bits can be useful.

Mind you, have been saving bits for some years, and it's mostly a waste of space and time, as folks move on to the newer models which are thinner, and now curved for some reason. Mind you, a curved screen should be tougher than a flat one - Chris.

bonesy:
I'm sure the custy's will find new ways to smash even curved one's,lol.

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