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Niechcial,Steve · 22nd Sep 2019, 10:28 pm

I got my first deposit for a flat in 1980 by buying Korting hybrids in 10s and re-selling them with a mark-up of about 80%! A very reliable set with a beautiful picture and provided you did a small mod to prevent heater cathode shorts the (non-British) tubes were nearly always good.

For D/S colour I now have a 19" Baird, 25" GEC and 25" 2000. I also have a 3500 and the ubiquitous Sony 1320. A Bush CTV25 was on Ebay two months back but had been mangled by a S/S conversion. All Bairds are pretty rare but the 19" one especially so.

22nd Sep 2019, 10:28 pm	#52
Niechcial,Steve Hexode Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beckenham, London, UK. Posts: 373	Re: Surviving early colour receivers I got my first deposit for a flat in 1980 by buying Korting hybrids in 10s and re-selling them with a mark-up of about 80%! A very reliable set with a beautiful picture and provided you did a small mod to prevent heater cathode shorts the (non-British) tubes were nearly always good. For D/S colour I now have a 19" Baird, 25" GEC and 25" 2000. I also have a 3500 and the ubiquitous Sony 1320. A Bush CTV25 was on Ebay two months back but had been mangled by a S/S conversion. All Bairds are pretty rare but the 19" one especially so.