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thermionic · 11th Jul 2020, 9:47 am

This issue has always fascinated me. Those 3 major set manufacturers collectively would have had some clout! I find it difficult to comprehend that the poor reliability of Mazda CRTs was allowed to continue for so long, albeit Mazdas promise of it getting better, when it really didn’t.

Were those manufacturers complicit in this? The general opinion on initial picture quality, is that Mazda had the edge, was this their lever on continued sales? It would also be interesting to know the cost price per CRT to the manufacturers. We’re they cheaper than
Mullard?

We will probably never know!

Cheers. SimonT.

11th Jul 2020, 9:47 am	#18
thermionic Heptode Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 989	Re: Ekco 19" table model 'Classic' T377 1961. This issue has always fascinated me. Those 3 major set manufacturers collectively would have had some clout! I find it difficult to comprehend that the poor reliability of Mazda CRTs was allowed to continue for so long, albeit Mazdas promise of it getting better, when it really didn’t. Were those manufacturers complicit in this? The general opinion on initial picture quality, is that Mazda had the edge, was this their lever on continued sales? It would also be interesting to know the cost price per CRT to the manufacturers. We’re they cheaper than Mullard? We will probably never know! Cheers. SimonT. __________________ The honesty of imperfection..........