Remember the Quasar, "works in a drawer" TV's? They had a literal slide out cabinet with the circuit boards in a row like files. I recall reliability was poor due to the bad connectors at the base of the boards. So ironically, easy to work on which was good since they needed servicing often. The good old days- AM tube radios, car tires that lasted 5000 miles, oil changes every 1500-3000 miles, carburetors (good luck starting on cold mornings) but also we had soda fountains, juke boxes and roller skating rinks. Real movie theaters...
Why are there no tube televisions anymore?
It’s funny when you come to think of it and compare video with audio. How come in the audio world discussions sometimes become intense, while there seem to be far less intense discussions in the TV & video realm?
With TV’s there’s no talk on tubes, transistors, analog, digital, vinyl, cables, power cords, heck we can even get ’audio’ fuses and -USB cables.
No one has a tube TV (while they really have a ’warmer’ image :) and very few people use a $400 power cord with their TV set. And while there are expensive HDMI cables on the market, the vast majority uses one below $50. And no one spends money on floor spacers to avoid cable vibrations.
Our eyes may even be far more sensitive than our ears ... yet discussions are far less intense. How come?
With TV’s there’s no talk on tubes, transistors, analog, digital, vinyl, cables, power cords, heck we can even get ’audio’ fuses and -USB cables.
No one has a tube TV (while they really have a ’warmer’ image :) and very few people use a $400 power cord with their TV set. And while there are expensive HDMI cables on the market, the vast majority uses one below $50. And no one spends money on floor spacers to avoid cable vibrations.
Our eyes may even be far more sensitive than our ears ... yet discussions are far less intense. How come?
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