New Best Quality Value Television

mongoose2009

heat is the killer so above a fireplace is not ideal
I'm surprised that the manufacturers dont put small fans in to increase airflow
Also a good ideal to check regularly that all the vent holes are clear of fluff
with a soft brush and a hoover to suck it up
Desktop PC are the same the number of them i get in with heatsinks/fans cacked in fluff and people complaining of cutting out/freezing

aliEnRIK

mongoose2009 wrote: »

heat is the killer so above a fireplace is not ideal
I'm surprised that the manufacturers dont put small fans in to increase airflow
Also a good ideal to check regularly that all the vent holes are clear of fluff
with a soft brush and a hoover to suck it up
Desktop PC are the same the number of them i get in with heatsinks/fans cacked in fluff and people complaining of cutting out/freezing

This might be beyond your knowledge, but ill ask anyways

I deal with hifi a lot, and some hifi buffs have replaced capacitors (Particularly in speakers, but also amps etc) to get a better quality sound

Would tvs benefit from better capacitors? (as in quality, not longevity)

mongoose2009

possibly if they provide a smoother more regulated supply?

Richie-from-the-Boro

Would tvs benefit from better capacitors? (as in quality, not longevity)

You will have hell of job getting good quality in this country, even the high end trade biggies don't stock decent caps.

Germany & America seem to be the place to buy from although I'm sure Japan and others have them.

Have a look here in the UK for audio caps.

aliEnRIK

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

Would tvs benefit from better capacitors? (as in quality, not longevity)

You will have hell of job getting good quality in this country, even the high end trade biggies don't stock decent caps.

Germany & America seem to be the place to buy from although I'm sure Japan and others have them.

Have a look here in the UK for audio caps.

Cheers richie :beer:

I keep toying with the idea of replacing my speakers caps

Richie-from-the-Boro

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Cheers richie :beer:

I keep toying with the idea of replacing my speakers caps

I did the crossovers on the only other set of LEAK 20/20's I've ever seen in my life [ I still own the first set - £mucho mucho a pair I bought second hand from the BBC in early 80's ] about 15 years ago.

It's a long time go, I'm competent and have a proper solder station, things I remember are :

- cap's, any cap's need to cure, they [ the sound ] seems better after 24 / 36 hours

- quality replacements are always bigger than the originals

- leave the legs looooong, if you need to replace later you don't need a solder pump just weld to the long legs

- strange one here, you would of course use the other unmodified speaker as a base test, mod against non-mod. I swear that when the pair were both done as opposed to only one the sound was much more natural and full of ' air '

Best of luck with your mod Rik, the great thing is you can always reverse if you give birth to a duckegg .. :beer:

N.B. anyone confused by the dates / bought early 80's / mod performed 15 or 16 years ago

aliEnRIK

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Opening up a can of worms there Richie

Vindicator_2

My choice is now between a plasma and an lcd, roughly the same price. The guys in the shop said they dont burn to the screen anymore, and that they had a better refresh rate which was good for me (i plan to game with it) and that their weakness was a higher power output than lcd.

Richie-from-the-Boro

Vindicator wrote: »

My choice is now between a plasma and an lcd, roughly the same price. The guys in the shop said they dont burn to the screen anymore, and that they had a better refresh rate which was good for me (i plan to game with it) and that their weakness was a higher power output than lcd.

Everyone has an opinion, and they're always emotional / different / etc.

If you had asked me couple of years ago I would have said don't touch plasma, now I'd prefer a plasma everytime.

"" I plan to game with it "", now you've introduced a whole new area of additional consideration .