[Andrew2]

The 1500 was launched just as I was entering the trade as a 16 year-old apprentice. I was impressed by the neat design, both inside and out. One thing that troubled me a little was the slightly 'soft' video compared to contemporary sets that used valve video output stages. My colleagues would say things like 'it hasn't got that sparkle that you get with valves' etc, but it may just have been prejudice against solid-state.
Other than that, they were great sets and we had lots of them out on rent. The handful of stock faults were easily dealt with.