eary color, the public rolled the dice

[oldtvman]

While the early Rca sets with few exceptions had excellent picture and color quality, the same could not be said for such sets as ge, admiral, motorola, packard bell, although most of these sets were nearly the same price as The superior Rca color sets, the color quality and reliabilty didn't hold a candle. After holding out til 1962 Zenith was really the only viable competitor, quality-wise to RCA.