Dogman
7th October 2015, 02:41 PM
Know a bunch here do not do TV and rely on the web to keep up with what is going on.
I am not one, I use both to entertain and also keep up with what is happening around the world, and sadly my old Toshiba 32' CRT 20 year old set that has burned 24/7/365 for at least the last 10 years ,is starting to die!
The pincushion circuit is giving up the ghost and the picture is starting to do the hourglass thingy!
I have the test equipment to trouble shoot and repair it, which I may do someday but it being a analog set and todays signals are digital, what the hay !
I have kept this one working for me because I have had satellite DTV for the last 15 years or better and the tv was used as a monitor/display.
Bit the bullet and decided to get another tv but this time I went with a smart one, without camera and such, but web capable with ton's of different streaming choices/apps.
I get my Internet from the local cable co. which is a 50mbps service at 250 gig a month for abt $50 a month.
My satellite service runs near $80 a month..
Hummm?
Called my Internet provider and hashed things over with them, and have decided to drop my satellite service and hard line phone service at $ 35 per month and combine my Internet/tv and phone and save near $60 per month. With no loss of any programming that I like and gained some channels that I also liked.
Which for me is not a bad thing at all !
The TV is a smart one with ton's of streaming options when it is web connected that what I pay for now using only my computers/tablets to see now I can see it all on a bigger screen. Kewl !
Low level, as far as price goes but is the same screen size of my old dieing crt set, (which will be repaired someday, I probably have the parts needed in my shop, I suspect a capacitor or so drying out that takes two men and a boy to move because of the weight and bulk (no handhold's) I will add it to my 55" flat screen of things to repair that I suspect something in the power supply went out, that due to a bad case of "I do not give a crap" have not even thought of repairing. Tho I can repair it. ;D (Home theater is not high on my list anymore these days)
For one that weighs less than 15 lbs..
Will get it tomorrow and will make the swap out, and then switch services if I like what I see.
I like being web streaming connected, and the ton's of streams available.
I like the weight, compared to my old one.
New toy !
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UB9UJBA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00
The only major bitch by some is the wifi connectivity with some sets, but the fix is easy to do or have the set replaced by the mfg, which also seems to care about their products..
The specs are good enough for me these days, seeing that they are better than my old set.
And a good $60 bucks per month savings, does add up, that can do one of my yearly tax bills !
More later!
I am not one, I use both to entertain and also keep up with what is happening around the world, and sadly my old Toshiba 32' CRT 20 year old set that has burned 24/7/365 for at least the last 10 years ,is starting to die!
The pincushion circuit is giving up the ghost and the picture is starting to do the hourglass thingy!
I have the test equipment to trouble shoot and repair it, which I may do someday but it being a analog set and todays signals are digital, what the hay !
I have kept this one working for me because I have had satellite DTV for the last 15 years or better and the tv was used as a monitor/display.
Bit the bullet and decided to get another tv but this time I went with a smart one, without camera and such, but web capable with ton's of different streaming choices/apps.
I get my Internet from the local cable co. which is a 50mbps service at 250 gig a month for abt $50 a month.
My satellite service runs near $80 a month..
Hummm?
Called my Internet provider and hashed things over with them, and have decided to drop my satellite service and hard line phone service at $ 35 per month and combine my Internet/tv and phone and save near $60 per month. With no loss of any programming that I like and gained some channels that I also liked.
Which for me is not a bad thing at all !
The TV is a smart one with ton's of streaming options when it is web connected that what I pay for now using only my computers/tablets to see now I can see it all on a bigger screen. Kewl !
Low level, as far as price goes but is the same screen size of my old dieing crt set, (which will be repaired someday, I probably have the parts needed in my shop, I suspect a capacitor or so drying out that takes two men and a boy to move because of the weight and bulk (no handhold's) I will add it to my 55" flat screen of things to repair that I suspect something in the power supply went out, that due to a bad case of "I do not give a crap" have not even thought of repairing. Tho I can repair it. ;D (Home theater is not high on my list anymore these days)
For one that weighs less than 15 lbs..
Will get it tomorrow and will make the swap out, and then switch services if I like what I see.
I like being web streaming connected, and the ton's of streams available.
I like the weight, compared to my old one.
New toy !
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UB9UJBA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00
The only major bitch by some is the wifi connectivity with some sets, but the fix is easy to do or have the set replaced by the mfg, which also seems to care about their products..
The specs are good enough for me these days, seeing that they are better than my old set.
And a good $60 bucks per month savings, does add up, that can do one of my yearly tax bills !
More later!