Herb, I had one of those huge CRT sets, lovely picture but, as you say, the sound was a bit ropey. And
yes, it weighed around ¾ of a ton.
As it was staggering along on its last legs a couple of years ago, I was wondering what to replace
it with as money was tight.
Well, blow me down if I wasn't lucky enough to win a nice 26" HD LCD set.
Been a great little unit, 26" isn't
that big, but I have a smallish lounge-room so it's perfect. I would have had great difficulty getting the CRT set to fit.
(There's a 15" LCD set in the bedroom as well, for late-night cricket-watching...
).