they dont make em like they used to

[som99]

Thing is, old gear is repairable, new gear not so repairable.
Have a Technics Amp and cassette deck still going strong after 35 years. Garrard record deck still going strong after 33 years. Aiwa CD player still going strong after 27 years (ok, one repair on the cd player...tray iterlock switch snapped a few years back).
Our 28" CRT Hitachi blew up 3 months ago, that was 13 years old and had huge hours on the clock (used to belong to my grandparents).
Or best TV was a Panasonic from 1984. That beauty lasted 24 years without a hickup and was our living room tv. RIP Panasonic TV

My longest lived CRT TV that was used much was a Ban Olufsen TV (going strong 25+ years), it's not even broken to this day but in my storage, im planning on using it for retro gaming but recently saw a 15 year old 32" Bang Olufsen for a great price of 50$ I might pickup instead

Ive also had good luck with Sony CRT's

[som99]

Thing is, old gear is repairable, new gear not so repairable.
Have a Technics Amp and cassette deck still going strong after 35 years. Garrard record deck still going strong after 33 years. Aiwa CD player still going strong after 27 years (ok, one repair on the cd player...tray iterlock switch snapped a few years back).
Our 28" CRT Hitachi blew up 3 months ago, that was 13 years old and had huge hours on the clock (used to belong to my grandparents).
Or best TV was a Panasonic from 1984. That beauty lasted 24 years without a hickup and was our living room tv. RIP Panasonic TV

My longest lived CRT TV that was used much was a Ban Olufsen TV (going strong 25+ years), it's not even broken to this day but in my storage, im planning on using it for retro gaming but recently saw a 15 year old 32" Bang Olufsen for a great price of 50$ I might pickup instead

Ive also had good luck with Sony CRT's

Edit: The B&O TV is a BeoVision LX 2802 from 1988.

[delshay]

Volvos don't break, so I've heard, they are the cars equivalent to a tank.

A lot of flatscreen TV's and monitors tend to have problems with capacitors, the manufacturers purposely use cheap capacitors and place them where they are stressed the most.
Changing them when they fail is a cheap and simple operation.

You are 100% spot on. Here I have a monitor and they have the capacitors not far away from the heatsink. Every few 16 months or so I have to have the capacitors changed otherwise the monitor just won't start.

[AAACHIPSET]

My longest lived CRT TV that was used much was a Ban Olufsen TV (going strong 25+ years), it's not even broken to this day but in my storage, im planning on using it for retro gaming but recently saw a 15 year old 32" Bang Olufsen for a great price of 50$ I might pickup instead

Ive also had good luck with Sony CRT's

Edit: The B&O TV is a BeoVision LX 2802 from 1988.

actually  following up on all the old    tvs  an such  i realized my oldist  electronics  was a jvc nivico  turntable i bought for 25.00  dols when i was 18...that would  make it over
35 yrs  ago ..plus  probaly  ten years old when i got it in  1979ish  ..needs a new belt ..where would i find one ..but everything works  including the stylus whic i bought in 1984ish..hardly  used  tapedecks  were in then ..

[zipper]

My home stereo system is now 35 years old...but my portable radio (inherited) is 50...

[paul1981]

actually  following up on all the old    tvs  an such  i realized my oldist  electronics  was a jvc nivico  turntable i bought for 25.00  dols when i was 18...that would  make it over
35 yrs  ago ..plus  probaly  ten years old when i got it in  1979ish  ..needs a new belt ..where would i find one ..but everything works  including the stylus whic i bought in 1984ish..hardly  used  tapedecks  were in then ..

You'll have to take the belt out and measure it. It'll be stretched so buy a belt that's shorter. If it's missing you'll probably have to buy a few before you get it right. Should be a service manual for it somewhere, but the right belt will be out there and there's plenty on ebay to choose from.