"How long have you had a flat tv?//Who is still rocking with a tube?"
I was thinking about this the other day. When the flat panel tvs came on the market, they were expensive as shit. I remember sitting in my boys' crib asking... "Yo, when are any of us going to be able to afford one of these new tvs?" But prices have dropped so dramatically that like 3-4 years later I had one. And now I'm on my second. Mind you, both of these I've bought off friends who were upgrading for dirt cheap, but that's beside the point.
What were they going for when they came out? Like 5k and up, right?
Then black Friday happened. Now I don't think I know anyone who has a picture tube. Either people have a flat panel or no tv at all. The shift came much quick than I thought it would.
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1. "I'm eagerly anticipaying the wireless electricity movement" In response to Reply # 0
which is already in the works and which was actually conceived by Tesla in the early 1900s.
He developed an idea of drawing electricity from the ionosphere of the planet with large generators, but he was laughed at and betrayed by Edison who wanted to get rich by installing power lines all across the world, which he did.
PoppaGeorge Member since Nov 07th 2004 10384 posts
Sun Jan-18-15 12:48 PM
68. "I really think this is a concept lost on most people" In response to Reply # 26
>as long as my tvs work... I don't need new ones
I don't get the whole "run out and buy new shit even though the old stuff still works" mentality. Just 'cause it ain't HD doesn't mean you can't watch the game or your favorite shows anymore... Shit just ain't in high def. You still saw that play, you still see a nigga dunk on two forwards, you still saw Manny get knocked the fuck out, and HD ain't helpin any of them Atlanta housewives look any better.
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3. "I'm going to say I have one" In response to Reply # 0
it was a pretty advanced HD model in 2002 still works, have the HD wires too plus I'm not pressed to see everybody's caked up makeup and zits so I'm skraight ask me this question in 6 months and let's see if I have the same answer lol
46. "My homie has like a 65 inch..." In response to Reply # 3
We were watching football the other day and and like a Chili's commerical or some shit came on. On screen the avocados were like the size of my head...
That shit just felt unreal to me. Feels exorbitant.
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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."
5. "I bought my first flat screen November 2013" In response to Reply # 0
and I had been married for 1.5 years wifey already had flat screen before that, i didnt have a tv since my 27 inch magnavox i bought in 1998 it conked out in summer 2001 and i aint had a tv since
6. "Ive had an LCD since the early 2000's but I have a tube in my room." In response to Reply # 0
I only turn it on when I'm in bed and its usually watched for like 20 mins, so I cant really justify buying one for my room. If I was to get a really good deal or if my job starts letting me work from home again id buy a little 32 inch... that way it could double as a secondary monitor.
i still have a couple tube TVs, but it's been years since i've used one of them, and the other i only use if i have a rental dvd that won't play on one of my other players (for all the people who say they don't have an optical reader, i can play a dvd on 4 working devices).
this week i saw a pan & scan movie for the first time in years and was wondering if they always looked that awful or if it was an isolated case.
19. "RE: Depends on how the film was shot" In response to Reply # 14
>If the film was shot 2.35:1 anamorphic, the pan and scan will >be unwatchable.
it was (to both). i made myself watch, partly to see what pan & scan is again in this age, and it was such an atrocity. oddly enough the opening and end credits were letterboxed in widescreen so i guess they didn't bother or didn't know what to do, but i would have rather seen the whole movie in nonanamorphic that way.
PoppaGeorge Member since Nov 07th 2004 10384 posts
Fri Jan-16-15 11:52 AM
11. "all tube/rear projection joints" In response to Reply # 0
When I can no longer watch TV on them, I'll switch but even then my 55 inch rear projection tv can do 720p HD, so that one will stay in the living room.
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forcing myself to actually respond to you is like bathing in ebola virus. - Binlahab
Like there is stupid, and then there is you, and then there is dead. - VAsBestBBW
PoppaGeorge Member since Nov 07th 2004 10384 posts
Sat Jan-17-15 07:13 PM
64. "thrift stores in my area stay takin tube TV's." In response to Reply # 48
We just copped my middle daughter another TV after her old one finally bit the dust (we had it for 14 years and got it used when we first picked it up). Found this nice ass Sony tube TV with an incredible picture and stereo sound. She's happy with it and watches all her lil shows on it via her streaming device.
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forcing myself to actually respond to you is like bathing in ebola virus. - Binlahab
Like there is stupid, and then there is you, and then there is dead. - VAsBestBBW
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79560 posts
Fri Jan-16-15 12:16 PM
17. "anyone have the curved flat screen 4D TV? " In response to Reply # 0
My nephew has one and we watched Love & Basketball in HD and that shit looked like an after school special. Looked like it was shot with a hand held camera.
Made me realize that too much clarity is a bad thing.
I will never forget the first time I saw Serena and Venus up close on a Plasma 60". You could see the yarn in their weaves....
23. "my parents still have a big old tube tv in the family room." In response to Reply # 0
i stared at it last month and contemplated buying them a flat screen. but the tube is inside a huge oak cabinet and if i buy them a flat one they'll need to buy new furniture and i'm not about that life. still...i hate seeing that tv when i visit them, let alone watching it.
30. "RE: How long have you had a flat tv?//Who is still rocking with a tube?" In response to Reply # 0
My parents have a flat screen in almost every room
It is actually ridiculous..
But my pops is a Costco hustler.. since you can return shit that's like 2 years (on electronics) old until recently.. he just kept upgrading and catching sales..
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38. "This is the dumbest and greatest purchase of my adult life." In response to Reply # 36 Fri Jan-16-15 01:59 PM by Lardlad95
Basically I have about 80% of an entire wall as my screen. The screen is like 8.5 ft by 6.5 ft, and that's only because I can't put the projector back far enough to cover the entire wall. Eventually I'd like to put in my room because I have a wall that's even bigger and enough space, but the kids like to use it so it's out in the front room.
I mainly use it to play Halo, but probably the best experience with it is watching Game of Thrones. When I saw the Watchers on the Wall from last season...man I almost shit myself it looked so epic.
"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard
47. "When I was in Jersey City man...the screen was like 15 ft." In response to Reply # 45
It was one of those apartments with really high ceilings and recessed lighting.
It was like living in a movie theater.
*Sheds a tear*
"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard
35. "2008...still my main tv" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Jan-16-15 01:46 PM by southphillyman
my man just got a 55in smart tv for $400 off craiglist basically brand new (or close enough) some indian dude from north jersey drove 2 hours to sell it to him not sure what the deal is with that but i'm going be craigslist hunting like a mug here on out
42. "I just got rid of my old CRT around Thanksgiving." In response to Reply # 0
I'd had it nearly 20 years. It even had a built-in VCR and it went with me to college. I copped a new fancy 32-inch SmartTV for like $300 and wonder how I went so long without one.
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43. "January 2014 moved from an 1st floor to 3rd floor apt " In response to Reply # 0
And private ll vs big company with random maintenance guys in and out. Had the movers throw the old tv out. I paid 350 for a 52 inch on sale with 0% financing for 18 months. I set up auto pay for like $5 a week and forgot about it.
63. "About 5 years. Xbox made me upgrade." In response to Reply # 0
Trying to play like, NBA 2K10 or 11, they put the score and all the info in the far corners of the screen, so I'd only know the score at the ends of quarters.
66. "Still have tubes in the bedrooms....." In response to Reply # 0
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69. "Both of my TVs are CRTs." In response to Reply # 0 Sun Jan-18-15 03:06 PM by TheUltimate
I won't replace them with flat screens until they break or I move back to NYC, whichever comes first.
My bedroom TV is like 22" Goldstar that I had since the mid-90s when I left for college. I was pissed when my dad bought it: I thought it would be malfunctioning by second semester -- ha!
Even though I work at a cable network and deal with 16:9 aspect ratios all day, I can't see spending money to replace TVs that work fine.
79. "Unfortunately I still have a sh!tty tube TV" In response to Reply # 0
These things are as obsolete as chamber pots. When you watch sporting events and most TV shows with banner graphics, the beginning and end of the graphic is chopped off. I'll have to wait for a raise at the job before I can afford a flat screen...sigh.
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I think its been about 5 years.