Re: Should I buy a digital tv? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19312469 en Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:42:03 EDT Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:42:03 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19343977 UncleDirtNap : "I am keeping my old Sony KV-1972R until the bitter end (and maybe beyond). Since I purchased it back in 1985, I have had to replace the speaker (1986), voltage regulator (1994) and just last year the flyback transformer (which burned out with a cloud of acrid smoke). It works fine with cable."

I sure it's a fine TV and I can understand not wanting to spend money when you don't have to... but even under the best of circumstances those 22 year old pixels can't be glowing the way they did when you first bought it.

Watching that thing has got to be brutal on the eyes by now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19343977 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:34:15 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19317624 n2jtx : I have always been impressed with Sony hardware. Their TV's do manage to hold up a long time. Had I not had the talent to do the repairs myself I would have had to scrap it already since the cost for someone to fix it for me would have been more than picking up a cheapo replacement.
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said by BodyBumper See Profile :

You completely misunderstand the point of a discussion forum.
I thought it was to make yourself feel good by harassing/pissing other people off?

wtf am I doing here?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19300807 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:25:07 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19300660 BF69 :
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said by BF69 See Profile :

said by Boricua65 See Profile :

I'm keeping mine, I don't care what they say.
Keep it, but if you dont get a digital tuner after Feb 17, 2009 you aren't gong to get anything on your TV using an attena.
AND I WOULD imagine that the cost of a new tuner, and having it installed, would be about or equal to a new tv .
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Hooking a tuner up is as easy as hooking up a DVD player or cable box. You can do it yourself for free. As I said you get a $40 coupon from Uncle Sam to go towards your tuner. And you can get on for $80 so that's really $40. And the prices will probably drop by Feb 2009.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19300660 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:00:20 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19300614 BodyBumper :
said by BF69 See Profile :

said by BodyBumper See Profile :

I already have a digital OTA box connected to my "Analog" TV I don't need an High Definition TV.
good for you. No one said you did.
You completely misunderstand the point of a discussion forum.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19300614 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:54:41 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19300036 whocares :
said by BF69 See Profile :

said by Boricua65 See Profile :

I'm keeping mine, I don't care what they say.
Keep it, but if you dont get a digital tuner after Feb 17, 2009 you aren't gong to get anything on your TV using an attena.
AND I WOULD imagine that the cost of a new tuner, and having it installed, would be about or equal to a new tv .
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I support the right to keep and arm bears.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19299269 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:32:51 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19299195 BF69 :
said by BodyBumper See Profile :

I already have a digital OTA box connected to my "Analog" TV I don't need an High Definition TV.
good for you. No one said you did.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19299195 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:17:37 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19299090 BodyBumper : I already have a digital OTA box connected to my "Analog" TV I don't need an High Definition TV.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19299090 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:52:37 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19299009 BF69 :
said by Boricua65 See Profile :

I'm keeping mine, I don't care what they say.
Keep it, but if you dont get a digital tuner after Feb 17, 2009 you aren't gong to get anything on your TV using an attena.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19299009 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:35:47 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19298766 benc : Can you just buy an adapter, so you can connect digital to analog?

So you wouldn't get HD, but you can still use the TV for awhile longer.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19298766 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:41:44 EDT Re: Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19298731 Boricua65 : I'm keeping mine, I don't care what they say.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19298731 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:33:10 EDT Should I buy a digital tv? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19298677 tmc8080 : I still have an analogue traditional standard definition tv.

Should I buy a digital tv? I plan on keeping it until it dies. then get a digital one.

The OBVIOUS thing is you wouldn't buy an analogue tv above 13 inches. They will be soon discontinued so the only tv's that will be left in the market MUST at a minimum be DIGITAL, ANALOGUE hybrids, capable of DIGITAL tv signal conversion under the ASTC label.. what would have helped the consumer is some better EDUCATION with a "ATSC" Digital television logo.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19298677 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:18:25 EDT