Er....what's so bad about CRT TVs?

Inactive

My point was, age has nothing whatsoever to do with the abilities of individuals to purchase an LCD TV.

Your comment seemed ageist to me.:(

Harlech_in_exile

macman wrote: »

Your CRT will be fine until your area goes digital, then you will need to get a Freeview box or upgrade to a HD Ready digital TV anyway. In the meantime, if it works for you, fine.

Technically whether you can receive digital or not is nothing to do with the screen on your TV. Your CRT will be fine after your area has gone digitial... you just won't be able to receive a signal using the receiver inside the TV; as Macman says you will need to add a Freeview box. (I expect rhat's what you meant anyway macman)

I really don't believe in upgrading stuff just because there's something newer. If you were in a restaurant and halfway through a meal you spot another main course you like the look of you wouldn't throw away what you're eating, would you?

All personal preference of course...:D

roddydogs

Just when you think CRT Dinosaurs are extinct, one appears.

DrScotsman

Harlech_in_exile wrote: »

I really don't believe in upgrading stuff just because there's something newer. If you were in a restaurant and halfway through a meal you spot another main course you like the look of you wouldn't throw away what you're eating, would you?

Depends if the better main course is being eaten by someone else on your table

ukcarper

roddydogs wrote: »

Just when you think CRT Dinosaurs are extinct, one appears.

I still think my CRT picture is better than a most LCDs at standard def and it's certainly better than sitting 6ft away from a 42" LCD.

jackieb

ukcarper wrote: »

I still think my CRT picture is better than a most LCDs at standard def and it's certainly better than sitting 6ft away from a 42" LCD.

It quite probably is. It also depends on what LCD/plasma you've got. My husband went on for ages about how he was going to get himself a 50'' plasma. I told him not to be so stupid. We had a perfectly good, and only 4 year old, Toshiba 28'' CRT. We argued. He was determined. In the end I let him get his own way. My parents told me how daft we were to get a 50'' TV but as soon as we got it and they saw it, they loved it. Their room isn't quite as big as ours, but the following week they went out and bought themselves one exactly the same but in a 42''.

If i'd still had the 28'' CRT i'd probably still be quite happy with it - but now i've had the 50'' for almost 3 years, I wouldn't part with it. However, my in-laws have a 32'' Phillips LCD and I think it's pants. My brother has a 40'' Sony LCD and it's great.

Also, my son has a 42'' TV right at the end of his bed, so he's only 6ft from it, and it's great to sit there and watch something. It's not too close at all. The picture is amazing. It all depends on the TV.

single_lonely

ive got a 32 inch sony tv.
its got virtual surround sound and flat screen.
plus its in the corner so i dont lose any space.
LCD tv are made to look nice on a wall etc but if on a stand on the floor a CRT looks better.
just my opinion.
Also 32 inch tv are selling on ebay for less than £30, try buying a 32 inch LCD for that!

exup

you dont have to spend 500 quid to get a decent LCD TV but even though they are catching up - the CRT is still the best quality of picture with regards to blurring etc.
Although CRTs do give off XRays in small amounts - you cant blast electrons out of an electron gun, impacting on the inside of the screen creating the image you see without xrays being produced

ukcarper

No matter how good the TV is the resolution is still the same if he is watching in HD it will be better but if it's SD it will not be as sharp. I think where LCDs do win is gaming but I'm much to old for that.

supermonkey

will-in-estoril wrote: »

I wonder if the OP meant 'easy on the eye' in a more figurative sense? He/she does ask a legitimate question, to which the answer is that there is nothing wrong with CRT televisions: they are more bulky, but the quality of the pictures on some receivers (my old Sony flatscreen for example) is still fantastic.

If you hang on a year or two you won't need to fork out £500 for a decent LCD!!

I also agree is a pointless question. If you dont want an LCD, get a CRT. If you have the money then get LCD, plasma or even LED. CRTs would no longer be commercially viable to make!