The myth of the indulgent flatscreen TV society

Loughton_Monkey

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Another baby boomer who hates young people as they spend on technology coming out and stating they "had to" rent a TV.

Couldn't wait and save up...oh no no no..."forced to" rent

Might start a babyboomer thread just to wind you up and let you go on about how the youth want everything now

Wrong again Graham!

I don't hate young people at all. Only most of the things they do.

By all means start a whole baby boomer section. Doesn't exactly wind me up. I'm already wound up, and always looking for nonsense, drivel, and cant that contradict my own nonsense, drivel, and cant.

Some people I consider to be 'low hanging fruit'....

But sun having gone down over the yardarm (in this neck of the woods anyway) I shall sign off and go downstairs for a couple of large ones.

I shall look for all the new nonsense when I ultimately return...

sabretoothtigger

Modern society has a luddite thread to it that does no favours, I know someone who almost spent 200 repairing a CRT instead of buying new when this makes no sense

Dont flatscreens cost less to run, its the CRT that is decadent like people still eating using silver cutlery and porcelain with nothing plastic or modern

Ive made a few grand in a morning and not much else the rest of the year.
Consistency counts considerably is what I always try to remember

troubleinparadise wrote: »

My husband is truly MSE gold

I love when someone saves forever then spends it nicely

Graham_Devon

FTBFun wrote: »

I have a 26" Samsung I bought 5 years ago which is still working great. Good make, Samsung.

EDIT: was only £350 back then.

It's Samsung that have let me down a bit. That's the TV in the lounge with the darker patches on the screen.

Funnily enough, it's the bush TV that doesn't seme to die. However, you never know what you have inside TV's these days, as most of them are rebadged anyway. Like Argos have bought the brand new Bush. it's not the same stuff though, they just whack the name on the plastic outers.

thorsoak

homelessskilledworker wrote: »

But I don't want to buy "a" house, I want to buy a specific type of house.;)

But as my mother used to say - you may WANT something - but you don't NEED it!

Percy1983

Lets be honest it also depends on your use of such tech.

ie, I have a 3DTV, but I am into films (and 3D ones) but also I have my PC hooked up (despite it being upstairs) to which gaming in 3D is great.

I do know others who buy such tech just to say they have it but never actually use it.

Eellogofusciouhipoppokunu

Loughton_Monkey wrote: »

Wrong again Graham!

I don't hate young people at all.

Graham seems rather partial to them if the amount of youth traffic in his bedroom 'Cathode Ray Tube Museum' is anything to go by.

troubleinparadise

My parents always rented their telly - and very reluctantly upgraded to colour from the cheaper B & W when that was all they were offered in the end; in fact, I only cancelled my mum's agreement with what used to be Radio Rentals (now Box Clever) 3 years ago.

I didn't ask, but I reckon she must have been one of the last few people in the country still renting their telly.

Unless someone out there knows better?

Graham_Devon

troubleinparadise wrote: »

My parents always rented their telly - and very reluctantly upgraded to colour from the cheaper B & W when that was all they were offered in the end; in fact, I only cancelled my mum's agreement with what used to be Radio Rentals (now Box Clever) 3 years ago.

I didn't ask, but I reckon she must have been one of the last few people in the country still renting their telly.

Unless someone out there knows better?

I've just looked the website up...

Check it out. You can still rent traditional CRT's....even the square type instead of widescreen!

http://www.boxclever.co.uk/productlist.html?cat_id=9

Loughton_Monkey

Eellogofusciouhipoppokunu wrote: »

Graham seems rather partial to them if the amount of youth traffic in his bedroom 'Cathode Ray Tube Museum' is anything to go by.

Blimey!

I can see your thinking......

But I have to be honest. Graham is a lot of things, but I've never detected any 'Savillesque' tendencies at all. I don't think he's "fixing it" for anyone if you get my drift.

My theory would be different. I am strongly of the opinion that the message has finally 'got through' that most of everyone else's posts can be understood by 12-year-olds. My god, we all tell him that enough times.

So he has finally cottoned on to the need for an army of 12-year-olds to read the posts and tell him what they mean - to avoid him shooting himself in the foot as much.....

Makes sense to me, anyway.

Eellogofusciouhipoppokunu

Loughton_Monkey wrote: »

Blimey!

I can see your thinking......

But I have to be honest. Graham is a lot of things, but I've never detected any 'Savillesque' tendencies at all. I don't think he's "fixing it" for anyone if you get my drift.

My theory would be different. I am strongly of the opinion that the message has finally 'got through' that most of everyone else's posts can be understood by 12-year-olds. My god, we all tell him that enough times.

So he has finally cottoned on to the need for an army of 12-year-olds to read the posts and tell him what they mean - to avoid him shooting himself in the foot as much.....

Makes sense to me, anyway.

I don't think there is any 'Savilling' going on either. I actually believe that the whole thing was made up and the nephew (if he indeed exists) never said any such thing. A lot of people on internet forums make up stuff and try to give it some credence by cracking on that 'someone down the pub' or 'some high up in finances said'.

I'm the seeker of truth and justice, just trying in a humble way to keep everyone on the path of righteousness. It's interesting that Graham would ratehr be seen as a !!!!!! than come clean and go "actually I made that up". Speaks volumes about his character.