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Clydeuk · 4th Dec 2017, 6:54 pm

I have an abiding memory of late 80's and 90's Panasonic sets with LOPTX failure. Can't remember the chassis but it was more than one type, and you needed a mortgage to buy a replacement, meaning the set was always a write-off as far as the customer was concerned.

There was also a cheap 14 inch Binatone portable of which I saw many examples, but never saw one working because the LOPTX was always gone, and it was either not available or very expensive.

4th Dec 2017, 6:54 pm	#21
Clydeuk Hexode Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. Posts: 453	Re: What are the chances of a modern LOPT failing? I have an abiding memory of late 80's and 90's Panasonic sets with LOPTX failure. Can't remember the chassis but it was more than one type, and you needed a mortgage to buy a replacement, meaning the set was always a write-off as far as the customer was concerned. There was also a cheap 14 inch Binatone portable of which I saw many examples, but never saw one working because the LOPTX was always gone, and it was either not available or very expensive.