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In Reply to: RE: No Comprendo posted by Jack D II on November 10, 2011 at 12:23:33
...Depending on the size they are only pocket change.
Of course each to their own but I really don’t know how folks can honestly compare the enjoyment & experience of watching anything on a small CRT compared to a large flat panel.
Life is too short to miss out on simple pleasures when one need not.
Enjoy your CRT.
Smile
Sox
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~15 years ago I paid $1600 for my Sony 35" mammothly deep, heavy TV.
Last year it died and I paid $700 for a 50" Samsung Plasma that kicks the Sony's butt in every respect (bigger, better, lighter, etc.), at less than half the price.
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Sox
I know what you mean. And, you're right. Life's too short to waste on crap. I agree, completely.
Except that, right now, low tech makes more sense; at least for me. Here's why:
1. VHS - I bought a boat load of movies on VHS from the local video store that went out of business. They were blowing them out for 10 cents a piece. Great way to view all those movies I'd missed, some of which seem to have never even made it to DVD. However, on high res, VHS looked not like crap, but like truly ripe, supremely awful crap. Unwatchable. So, for the moment, low res wins.
2. DVD - I'm extremely busy most of the time. Hense, the few shows I do watch I have to record on my DVD recorder for later viewing. When viewed on high def, those recordings look like crap. They're 480p; what'd you expect? And, there're no high def recorders that don't cost a kilo buck, and few [I counted 3] to chose from at any price. So, low res wins.
3. I've noticed that much broadcast programming has bad color. Very red faces, or yellow, etc. Especially the nightly news, which varies hugely for skin tone, even tho it's broadcast in either 780p or 1020i. Bad color in high def doesn't help.
4. I'm stuck with choosing 32 inches or smaller. No plasma in that size. 120hz or better LCD/LED? There're only 4. Four. The rest? 60hz. I'm betting that a year from now, I'll see wider choice of 32 inch LED 120hz for under $400. For the time being, low res wins.
DVDs look very very good upscaled. Not as good as the best Blu-rays, but very good nonetheless. The majority of my viewing is from DVDs.
As for the bad color, since you have a noticeable aversion to making adjustments to your [picture, It may or may not be the broadcasts. Even if it is, SD certainly won't fix that.
Jack
... But as long as you believe it it’s all good.
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Sox
There is just too much of LIFE out there to sit and watch the (aptly named) boob tube.
... I have three plasma screens, three LCD screens & three CRT TVs.
However I watch way less than 7 hours per week of TV. I do watch music DVDs on my big rig most weeks.
My wife & kids do watch a lot more TV than I and also watch quite a few DVDs per week as well.
I must say anyone using price as a reason they are don’t have a flat panel TV is either very poor, full of shit or a pencil nose tight wad.
As I said, each to their own.
Enjoy watching your sport on your small CRT.
Smile
Sox
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