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bassbinotoko

In Reply to: RE: CRT TV: "POP", then nothing. posted by grantv on April 28, 2010 at 22:57:46

There's good advice here on repairing it, but.... you can probably replace it for well under $100 by trolling Craigslist, local eBay listings, kijiji, thrift stores etc. With a bit of luck or patience (or a bit more money), maybe a larger and/or widescreen HD capable set. Even just progressive scan is a very worthwhile upgrade for watching DVD content.

Edits: 05/01/10

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look for a used Sony CRT - bassbinotoko 22:44:42 05/30/10 (0)
I came across a Consumer Reports magazine issue from about 4 years ago, back when CRT displays were still in showrooms. Sony CRT sets got the highest ratings for picture quality, and only plasmas came anywhere close in the hang-on-the-wall displays.

Maybe the lesser brands just need more care taken with calibration. CU could have figured it wasn't fair to expect average consumers to have sets ISF calibrated, and simply used whatever presets the manual suggested.
When you're right.... - grantv 07:16:35 05/02/10 (2)
I think perhaps the TV had some sentimental value (which is VERY weird for me, no sentimentality for objects here usually). It was absolutely my first purchase after my divorce 12-13 years ago. I lost my wife and thus my house and ended up in a condo. That big (at the time) TV (and new VCR and DVD player, $ at the time) made me feel just a tiny bit better about my situation.
Thanks for all the replies, bought a 50" plasma which we're putting in the family room for daily viewing and moved out the old 27" Hitachi into the bedroom. It's a fair bit smaller, but liveable. It's about 26 years old, so I'm sure also on it's way out as well!
- RE: When you're right.... - volunteer 11:51:30 05/03/10 (1)
  Grant, you'll love the plasma if you have hd programming. If you only have sd, you will not like it as much as your old crt. That has always been my experience.
  
  -Wendell
  - We're very happy with it. - grantv 12:13:27 05/03/10 (0)
    Because the 50" Samsung ended up replacing the 26 year old 27" Hitachi (and it moving to our BR), we're thrilled. Much larger picture and looks just fine on SD. Some channels are much better than others, but overall we're very happy.
    Haven't tried a DVD yet, but will some time soon. We don't use that room for movie viewing, so the picture is not really that important TBH. I actually went with the intention of finding an "old tech" TV (720P ...?), but there were none anymore, and this was a pretty good deal so bought it.

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