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Lord Herbert

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How old is your TV set?
May 16^th, 2015 at 11:16am

I bought mine on 30 May 2002 at Retravision for $1500.

TC-80V95A

13 years and as crystal clear as when I first bought it.

When I bought it it needed a Set Top Box, but technology now means the DVD-Player you plug into it has its own STB.

Down at the TV repair shop in my local area it's literally wall-to-wall with a score of flat-screen LCD and Plasma TV's needing expensive repairs.

My only regret is that it can't handle a USB flash drive to play movies etc on it.

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____ Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #1 - May 16^th, 2015 at 11:46am About 6 yrs old. Watch more stuff online on my imac now. TVs are going the way of the cassette player.
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #2 - May 16^th, 2015 at 12:02pm 26" flat-screen in lounge - 4 years. 16" flat-screen in bedroom - 6 years (approx. - acquired second-hand). 21" CRT currently not in use - 10 years.
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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #3 - May 16^th, 2015 at 12:19pm we are blinded by technology now.. its a shame why cant we enjoy what we have.. you are being led by marketing these days...nothing wears out anymore.. we dont give it time..
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Reply #4 - May 16^th, 2015 at 12:19pm

Kat wrote on May 16^th, 2015 at 12:02pm:

26" flat-screen in lounge - 4 years.

16" flat-screen in bedroom - 6 years (approx. - acquired second-hand).

21" CRT currently not in use - 10 years.

Under no circumstances 'dump' the Cathode Ray Tube TV set. If you get 'Home Invaded' - give them the flat-screen jobs but NOT the CRT one.

Those small flat-screen TVs of yours might last awhile. The ones I saw cluttering up this guy's workshop were all whoppers.

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Reply #5 - May 16^th, 2015 at 12:21pm

cods wrote on May 16^th, 2015 at 12:19pm:

we are blinded by technology now.. its a shame why cant we enjoy what we have.. you are being led by marketing these days...nothing wears out anymore.. we dont give it time..

I LOVE advances in technology.

You lucky devils will soon be able to enjoy 3D TV ~ something I'll be missing out on because I'm blind in one eye ... (not that there's anything wrong with that, of course ... unless you're cyclopsophobic, that is ... )

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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #6 - May 16^th, 2015 at 12:28pm Seven year old plasma. I don't use my DVD players anymore. I run the HDMI cable from the laptop for discs and internet content.
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Reply #7 - May 16^th, 2015 at 12:31pm

Lord Herbert wrote on May 16^th, 2015 at 12:21pm:

cods wrote on May 16^th, 2015 at 12:19pm:

we are blinded by technology now.. its a shame why cant we enjoy what we have.. you are being led by marketing these days...nothing wears out anymore.. we dont give it time..

I LOVE advances in technology.

You lucky devils will soon be able to enjoy 3D TV ~ something I'll be missing out on because I'm blind in one eye ... (not that there's anything wrong with that, of course ... unless you're cyclopsophobic, that is ... )

yeah you would like wearing glasses to watch 3D I can understand that..... Roll Eyes

.. being blind in one eye shouldnt stop you...not all shows are 3D though are they?...

you are a martyr to techo... how many phones do you have and or ipods....lolol...a house full I bet

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Lionel Edriess Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1932 Gender:	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #8 - May 16^th, 2015 at 12:34pm 42" flat-screen hooked to a PC & 1TB external drive in the lounge - 3 years old. 22" flat-screen in the bedroom - 5 years old.
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Marla Gold Member Offline I really hate you Posts: 12856 Colorado Gender:	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #9 - May 16^th, 2015 at 1:05pm I don't even own a TV.
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Reply #10 - May 16^th, 2015 at 1:40pm

I have a 20 inch flat screen tv that I watch my dvds in my bedroom, hooked up to my cd player for surround sound quality, whilst I lay in bed.

I also have a 26 inch flat screen television that I watch the free to air tv, out in the lounge room.

I have bought myself a Blu Ray player last year, that I consider an early Christmas present to myself. However, I'm still trying to get myself motivated to clean my bedroom enough to rearrange the stereo and replace the old dvd player. Intention is to hook the dvd player up to the lounge television, and use the blu ray for the bedroom television.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21744 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #11 - May 16^th, 2015 at 1:41pm Marla wrote on May 16^th, 2015 at 1:05pm: I don't even own a TV. I suppose Marna watches her television on her computer? Something that is increasingly common amongst people.
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innocentbystander. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4723 Gender:	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #12 - May 16^th, 2015 at 3:18pm UnSubRocky wrote on May 16^th, 2015 at 1:41pm: Marla wrote on May 16^th, 2015 at 1:05pm: I don't even own a TV. I suppose Marna watches her television on her computer? Something that is increasingly common amongst people. No shes a Mormon and they aren't allowed to watch TV.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #13 - May 16^th, 2015 at 3:42pm One set is about 3 years old, an LED I think. The only other one is ancient and small, maybe 20 yrs old with a STB.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: How old is your TV set? Reply #14 - May 16^th, 2015 at 3:47pm issuevoter wrote on May 16^th, 2015 at 12:28pm: Seven year old plasma. I don't use my DVD players anymore. I run the HDMI cable from the laptop for discs and internet content. I'm jealous. My old crock can't take an HDMI cable and it can't play USB movies.
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