What has replaced the plasma screen

lostinrates

DH sent me this link knowing our penchant for plasma bashing :

http://money.uk.msn.com/consumer/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=15319287&dub-gallery-photo-number=9

You can pick up a free LG 42-inch plasma TV when you sign up to a pay monthly deal.......................

so what is the new symbol of the finacially imprudent?

ILW

Not sure but I am thinking of buying a sports car for the summer.
Mid Life Crisis I think.

Sir_Humphrey

ILW wrote: »

Not sure but I am thinking of buying a sports car for the summer.
Mid Life Crisis I think.

If you have the money, they are going very cheap AIUI.

This is a good question, Lostinrates. What is the common yet extravagent consumer item du jour now? I can't think of one - a sign of the times? More modern LCD tellies are about £500 - about the same as a CRT telly in the 1980s in real terms, if not less I reckon.

lana22

SMEG fridges?

A girl I know bought a new house, and in describing it to me said

"It's lovely, it's got built-in speakers and a smeg fridge......oh yeah, and it's in an OK area too"

mbga9pgf

Holidays to Dubai?

how about this?

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0753679220071107




$25K!!!!

white_noise

lana22 wrote: »

SMEG fridges?

A girl I know bought a new house, and in describing it to me said

"It's lovely, it's got built-in speakers and a smeg fridge......oh yeah, and it's in an OK area too"

smugs are much better



WN

Sir_Humphrey

mbga9pgf wrote: »

Holidays to Dubai?

how about this?

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0753679220071107




$25K!!!!

I thought Dubai was a bit passe now.

StevieJ

lostinrates wrote: »

DH sent me this link knowing our penchant for plasma bashing :

http://money.uk.msn.com/consumer/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=15319287&dub-gallery-photo-number=9
so what is the new symbol of the finacially imprudent?

Yes, I have had the odd chuckle over the mewing to buy Plasma tv's

lostinrates

StevieJ wrote: »

Yes, I have had the odd chuckle over the mewing to buy Plasma tv's

I know. But symbolically it worked for me. My parents gave us their old tv when they got a new one at christmas (a scarily huge, ridiculously priced thing I hate...please god let them want to be buried with it!:o) and before that, we savers, had the tv I was given at age 12. It was pretty damaged, only got 3 channels..with very poor picture quality, but it was ok. Our 'new' tv is only on rarely. Although they also gave me a digibox and I am loving having the radio on it.

PasturesNew

I understood that plasma was to be outlawed by the EU.

I've got a portable I bought from Lidl for £50 about 5 years ago.

lana22

lostinrates wrote: »

I know. But symbolically it worked for me. My parents gave us their old tv when they got a new one at christmas (a scarily huge, ridiculously priced thing I hate...please god let them want to be buried with it!:o) and before that, we savers, had the tv I was given at age 12. It was pretty damaged, only got 3 channels..with very poor picture quality, but it was ok. Our 'new' tv is only on rarely. Although they also gave me a digibox and I am loving having the radio on it.

I was soooo anti plasma until, almost simultaneously, our 2 tvs (bedroom and lounge), which were each about 12 years old broke.
I wanted to get cheapo second hand ones but the boyfriend was dead set on posh new ones.

So within weeks we got a little dinky one for the bedroom (which I love) and a hideous big thing for the living room (which makes me get motion sickness). Apparently they are LCD though not plasma? However that could be a complete lie as I don't understand technology.

I have got used to it, and also allowed myself to indulge in a nice wooden unit thing to stand the tv on (I hate TV stands with a passion).
I must admit it is rather good for watching the football on, even if I do still get sea sick from it..
One other plus is that I can move it myself to clean underneath it, whereas the other one was too heavy.