Canceling cable

[sauerkraut]

Everything has it's "pros" & "Cons". A CRT set is cheap and you get a good picture for the money. The LCD TV has other issues aside from light bulbs being replaced, the "cells" inside the glass wear out and break apart and the picture degrades and "burn-in" is more of a problem in Plasma & LCD TV sets over a CRT set. I understand a LCD set can last for 10,000 hours and a Plasma around 6,000 hours, both sets do not show fast movement as clear as a CRT set. There is something new coming out that I read about in those electronis mags.. it's called "Laser TV" and the picture can blow away any LCD or Plasma screen. The picture is made with 3 laser guns (like in a CRT except it uses lasers instead of electron guns to paint the picture) They say it's as clear as a TV picture can get with  millions  of color shades and color hues possible. More depth & contrast too. The sets cost about $15,000 but I don't think they are being sold yet.

[nathanm]

quote:Originally posted by sauerkraut

Everything has it's "pros" & "Cons". A CRT set is cheap and you get a good picture for the money. The LCD TV has other issues aside from light bulbs being replaced, the "cells" inside the glass wear out and break apart and the picture degrades and "burn-in" is more of a problem in Plasma & LCD TV sets over a CRT set. I understand a LCD set can last for 10,000 hours and a Plasma around 6,000 hours, both sets do not show fast movement as clear as a CRT set. There is something new coming out that I read about in those electronis mags.. it's called "Laser TV" and the picture can blow away any LCD or Plasma screen. The picture is made with 3 laser guns (like in a CRT except it uses lasers instead of electron guns to paint the picture) They say it's as clear as a TV picture can get with  millions  of color shades and color hues possible. More depth & contrast too. The sets cost about $15,000 but I don't think they are being sold yet.

Maybe you should try a modern set before talking down about them. Aside from the off-brands, I haven't seen one recently that has an issue with motion blur. And LCDs are much less susceptible to image retention than even CRTs. (I've had plenty over the years with it, both computer monitors and TV sets)

Nor do the liquid crystals themselves degrade, unless perhaps you expose them to extreme heat or cold. Phosphors in both CRTs and Plasma screens degrade significantly. In LCDs, however, the backlight does degrade, although much more slowly than the phosphors in a CRT or plasma.

Both are largely dependent on the contrast setting of the set.

Many new LCD sets use LED backlighting, which does not degrade over time. Those should last essentially forever. (although they won't thanks to no-lead solder's tendency to deteriorate more quickly than leaded solder, but that's a problem in any new electronic device)

Edited to add: Regarding a DVR, if you can find one, Sears has TiVo HDs on closeout for $199 right now. I picked one up today..it was the last one they had at the 15th & Yale store. Now I just have to find a cheap TV to go with it so I can make she-who-shall-not-be-named happy. (she wants a TV she can watch from the kitchen)

[sgrizzle]

No love for DLP?

[nathanm]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

No love for DLP?

I haven't personally used a DLP. Supposedly the three chip models are quite nice, although as with all DLPs, relatively thick.

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

i just got Cox to take $50 off my cable bill.  just by calling them and saying that WIndstream is more competitive.  Try that route first.

I got a full free year of Cox by doing something similar; something about I could take my business to SBC (this predates the AT&T transition).  For 12 straight months they credited me every month.

Until I found out after they would no longer do it they had put a note on my account stating no credits.

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