Re: Perdio Portarama Dual Standard
Hi
The name and logo turned up again in the late Eighties, as old names so often did. This time it was through Colorvision (sic) - black plastic sets fitted with (usually) an Eastern European copy of a Toshiba TV - the innards looked like a Toshiba but the components were at odd angles to each other, something Toshiba would never do.
The manager of the local Colorvision shop admitted they knew nothing about TVs and couldn't care less about them - they sold finance. If you walked to buy a TV with cash and didn't want an extended warranty (their 'Dizzy Gold' package) then you were given very short shrift. Of course the inevitable happened and many low-income customers were left with a broken TV and years to run on a worthless HP agreement.
Glyn
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