Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:

However they eventualy ran out of chips. To make a replacement would require
the development of a new sync detector chip. This would push the price of
a 2020 as you called it well over $500 a unit.



I don't buy that story. They could run another lot of the chips if the
process was still available, or use a newer chip like the one in the 7600GR.

There are other components that may not have been available. But Sony
has a suitable sync detector chip still in production.

craigm