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I've seen print ads from when these sets were introduced, and Motorola made a big deal of the fact that they would not build a color tv until they could build a modern, rectangular color tv. So ignore all the color sets they built in the fifties, and ignore that set Tim has! I think maybe they had discontinued production of the round sets for just awhile prior to the 23EGP models, and never looked back. Now, while on the subject, I think we have covered this before: was there something really wrong about that picture tube (phosphors?) or was it just the cut-rate chassis that really caused the poor color? I have a 21" (?) table model Motorola which I think is at the very tail end of this series of chassis. It uses a different crt, hand-wired chassis, not the worst color I've ever seen but in the same neighborhood. But don't let that scare you off. It's not so much that the picture is unwatchable, it's just not as nice as what an RCA or Zenith would produce. When using that set I find myself constantly fiddling with the color adjustments, trying to get it better but never quite satisfying myself. As has been pointed out before, some people actually prefer the color of an old Motorola.
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Bryan
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