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Mike:
Good question! I have been collecting televisions for years and ask myself that all the time as I have no room for them and less money. I believe that I am probably half nuts and I can say that as I am a Psychologist! Now to the rest of you, I am kidding, and of course only speaking for myself here.
When televisions first hit the market they were the state-of-the-art technology and I am fascinated by the changes in such technology over time. Also, other people who are much younger than me have a difficult time believing that we actually watched such things, so if for no other reason someone needs to preserve this bit of history. For me it is also somewhat of a link to the past. I remember when color television was still pretty new to many (mid 60s) and I used to be a TV repairman so fixing the old sets takes me back to a much more simple time of my life (at least the way I see it now).
As for watching the old sets, at least the color ones, some do have remarkably good pictures. Even some of the CT-100s are quite easy to watch most notably Steve D's and from what I see of Terry's in his posts, his has an excellent picture. Some of the old 21 inch roundies (as they are called now) have a better picture than my '66 Zenith retangular. Sure you can't set them next to a modern digital set but hey, my regular modern TV is only 20 inches anyway.
So, I hope this helps. One word of advice, if you don't collect old TVs now don't start! It's hard to stop.
Steve K
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