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Picture Quality
Compared to a Wega, okay. But I'd take a rare earth phosphor set over any of the disposable junk being pedled at the local superstore that lots of folks are buying these days.
Picture quality is great and all for movies and DVDs, but for regular on-air viewing, the primary objective seems to be content. Case in point-> VHS. Digital is great, but you know the public will be kicking and screaming all the way.
As to why I collect? I'm 21 so it's certainly not a nostalgic issue, although I prefer the technology of those days. Dial telephones, movie projectors, typewriters and vacuum tubes. For me, it's partly bringing the set back to life, and embracing the feeling of how wonderous the technology is. That through a collection of glass tubes and some passive components, living color pictures could be seen right in your living room! And there's certainly something special about watching a classic show on a vintage set.
Cory
(who uses a BW 8" '56 RCA as an everyday set)
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