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 Mar 8 2005, 09:34 AM
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I have a TV but I don't watch it...
-------------------- "I don't mind straight people as long as they act gay in public" - T-shirt worn by Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls during a network-TV interview
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Mar 8 2005, 01:46 PM
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I think it sucks. I associate it with everyone sitting down to eat dinner in front of the "telly", then all going to their separate rooms and watching some more. Disgusting.
-------------------- Where'ere you walk, some dog has been before... - Fritz Spiegel
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Mar 8 2005, 03:04 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Experienced Arbiters Posts: 3,119 Joined: 27-February 05 From: Amsterdam Member No.: 14 |
Oh yes, urgh.. It's the worst thing - having a TV in one's living room... Utterly ghetto..
No offense. Not really. -------------------- "I don't mind straight people as long as they act gay in public" - T-shirt worn by Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls during a network-TV interview
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Mar 8 2005, 04:16 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 1,071 Joined: 28-February 05 From: UK Member No.: 18 |
Yes, which brings us back to chavs. Funny how they always come up in the most undesirable of places...
-------------------- Where'ere you walk, some dog has been before... - Fritz Spiegel
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Mar 8 2005, 05:43 PM
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 Elite Arbiter Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 6,091 Joined: 25-February 05 From: Edinburgh, UK Member No.: 1 |
But what if the main purpose of the TV is to watch film?
I saw a nice 20" LCD TV for about £350.. *drools* --------------------  |
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Mar 8 2005, 09:55 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 1,071 Joined: 28-February 05 From: UK Member No.: 18 |
QUOTE(Flamekebab @ Mar 8 2005, 05:43 PM) But what if the main purpose of the TV is to watch film? I saw a nice 20" LCD TV for about £350.. *drools*  Yeah it's ok to use them for films, and Horizon and other similar programs (Sky or whatever), but all this Neighbours and East Enders bollocks is as mindless as it is puerile. Nice.....but I still think that CTR's are the best. They don't deteriorate and have better picture quality, and they're getting thinner and wider, and (I think) they're the cheapest. It's definately CTR all the way for me. EDIT: shitting wanking buggering fuck-jockey. I meant CRT of course! 
-------------------- Where'ere you walk, some dog has been before... - Fritz Spiegel
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Mar 9 2005, 12:25 PM
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Elite Arbiter Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 6,091 Joined: 25-February 05 From: Edinburgh, UK Member No.: 1 |
CRT, heh, Cathode Ray Tube.
Well, let me offer the counter argument - LCDs and TFTs consume less power, thereby causing less polution. They also emit far less radiation. You're right, CRT TVs are cheaper, however, when buying a TV, something you don't generally replace regularly, I reckon its worth a little extra cost. LCDs are also thinner and lighter, thereby taking up less space, making them easier to wall-mount or move. That and LCD TVs are just more swish, heh. I'd rather have my miniITX system, running MythTV, plugged into an LCD TV, nestling next to an Xbox than I would a CRT one. -------------------- |
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Mar 9 2005, 12:38 PM
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Forum Regular  Group: Basic Arbiters Posts: 84 Joined: 26-February 05 Member No.: 4 |
I agree with the above, LCD's are just cooler than CRT's, besides aren't CRT TV's meant to be bad for your health? that's why some of the schools over here have been changing to them. health risk and all that.
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Mar 9 2005, 03:28 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 1,071 Joined: 28-February 05 From: UK Member No.: 18 |
LCD's consume less power, thus cutting down (a fraction) on pollution, but what about the polution caused in making the thing? It has a plastic screen, and does not last as long, meaning you'll have to buy another one soon anyway - more pollution!.
At the moment LCD's are thinner, but CRT's are catching up and getting thinner too. I think the best current attempt is just six inches deep over 40 inches corner to corner, which considering the angel the electron beam would have to swing through (approx. 147 degrees, negating the other diagonal), is not a bad effort. Also, how often do you move a 40 inch TV? You're only going to wall mount it once, and there it stays! CRT's are more difficult to steal, too. There is very little health risk from CRT's. Just as in an LCD, the outer screne is positively charged to soke up all the left-over electrons. This is why it crackles when you run your hand over it after it has been turned off - it keeps the screne charged for a fraction longer after it turns of the electron gun. I admit that LCD's are prettier to look at, but I find that CRT's are nicer to watch, just as decent quality records are nicer to listen to on a decent turntable - there is something pleasingly analouge about them. Also, crack it open and you have a funky wee electron gun to fry things with. -------------------- Where'ere you walk, some dog has been before... - Fritz Spiegel
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Mar 9 2005, 04:22 PM
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Elite Arbiter Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 6,091 Joined: 25-February 05 From: Edinburgh, UK Member No.: 1 |
But LCDs still have higher bling value and are more impressive.
How often am I going to wall mount it? Well considering that I'm going to be moving between Stockholm and other places, feasibly more often than I'd like to wall mount a CRT one, heh. Less power consumption = cheaper for my pocket. I'm willing to sacrifice a little quality if it means +1 impressiveness, heh. CRT is just *so* 1990s.. -------------------- |
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Mar 9 2005, 06:21 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 1,071 Joined: 28-February 05 From: UK Member No.: 18 |
Fair enough. It all depends where your priorities lie!
-------------------- Where'ere you walk, some dog has been before... - Fritz Spiegel
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Mar 9 2005, 08:43 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Experienced Arbiters Posts: 3,119 Joined: 27-February 05 From: Amsterdam Member No.: 14 |
LCD and CRT... short for what exactly? Just wondering.
Mmm... Pie... -------------------- "I don't mind straight people as long as they act gay in public" - T-shirt worn by Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls during a network-TV interview
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Mar 9 2005, 09:36 PM
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Elite Arbiter Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 6,091 Joined: 25-February 05 From: Edinburgh, UK Member No.: 1 |
LCD = liquid crystal display
CRT = Cathode Ray Tube Wikipedia for further explanations Also, new drawing. Not fantastic, but still. Opinion?
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Mar 9 2005, 11:23 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 1,071 Joined: 28-February 05 From: UK Member No.: 18 |
Keep all vertical lines vertical: bit of a drunk sofa you had going on there.....otherwise great!
-------------------- Where'ere you walk, some dog has been before... - Fritz Spiegel
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Mar 10 2005, 07:46 AM
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Elite Arbiter Group: Elite Arbiters Posts: 6,091 Joined: 25-February 05 From: Edinburgh, UK Member No.: 1 |
Yeah, the perspective of the room is utterly fucked, but then again, we've got to make mistakes to learn from them.
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