[Welsh Anorak]

Hi
The wooden box comment is quite valid. Initially, of course, that was the only material that could accommodate the heavy and bulky innards. But then came plastics, and given their versatility it was odd that the demand for wood carried on for so long, resulting in horrors such as the GEC solid state and Thorn 1500 and 9000 made of plastic but printed to look like wood, with the ultimate insult coming as the 'wood' wore off!
Of course all TVs are now made of plastic - or are they? We had a 19" LCD television come last year in wearing a real wooden cabinet. It looked ridiculous!
Glyn