Poll: Televisions!
Total Members Polled: 98
Discussion
captainzep said:
Simpo, much as I distrust technomalogical marketing guffnonsense, watching a film on Blu-ray with a decent HD TV is captivating.
No doubt, but does it mean that the film is only worth watching in crispy 1080p-ness? Are you absorbed by the plot or admiring the details in the leaves? If the film is good it'll work in black and white.I suppose there are two reasons for my being a late adopter. First, I really can't bring myself to throw away a perfectly good television. Secondly, technology is changing so fast that I'm waiting for it to settle down. We had ordinary flatscreens, then HD-ready ones, then ones which would actually do HD except that none was being transmitted, then we needed two HDMI slots - nope, I'll sit back and wait
Fort Jefferson said:
captainzep said:
Simpo, much as I distrust technomalogical marketing guffnonsense, watching a film on Blu-ray with a decent HD TV is captivating.
You need to get out more.So that you could bum my kids?
-I just looked out the window and noticed very few people standing outside, purposely 'avoiding' audio visual entertainment.
Simpo Two said:
If the film is good it'll work in black and white.
Nonsense.The enjoyment of a film, at least in part, is predicated on 'the willing suspension of disbelief' the more facets of a production that help the viewer suspend their disbelief the better.
So technical considerations in so far as colour, resolution etc have a massive impact on the enjoyment of a film.
I didn't throw my old CRT away, I sold it. The large flatscreen that replaced it is now sellotaped to the wall and has freed up a lot of space in the living room.
So much so, that we were able to rearrange the furniture to allow seats and sofas to face each other, which in turn made the room a lot more sociable when the TV is off. Although it's a bigish screen, it's not nearly as intrusive to the room as the large 3 dimensional box that the CRT used to be.
So much so, that we were able to rearrange the furniture to allow seats and sofas to face each other, which in turn made the room a lot more sociable when the TV is off. Although it's a bigish screen, it's not nearly as intrusive to the room as the large 3 dimensional box that the CRT used to be.
Simpo Two said:
I have a 25" Sony CRT television and it's fine. So I can't bring myself to throw it into landfill and buy a sexy flat one.
Where are you on the scale?
I've got a 40" Sony in the living room which replaced my ancient 19" CRT purely because I almost needed binoculars to see the 19" screen.Where are you on the scale?
My brother was in the same predicament as you, having a perfectly servicable 25" CRT. He has now donated it to my neice who has just moved in to her new flat, and bought himself a 32" LCD.
t! I have an early 42" plasma (pre HD ready) which is tolerable. Having said that the picture is not that bad and most people think it works well with the living room dimensions (15ft x 25ft), it originally replaced a Sony 29" CRT.
The plan is to buy a 50" HD Plasma and relegate the 42" to the bedroom.
The plan is to buy a 50" HD Plasma and relegate the 42" to the bedroom.
NiceCupOfTea said:
BIANCO said:
I was perfectly happy with my CRT at the time and still think they are better for normal TV. I only got the LCD when the CRT gave in but now ive got HD I’m happy with it, and when in HD they are much better then CRT.
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