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When TVs hang on too long...
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That. is. horrible! I love it
Ok, my situation... I have a car. It's a '92 Saturn SL. The interior is falling apart, it leaks oil, the electrical system was re-done before I got it, the wheels are all bent so I can't go over 50pmh without the car vibrating, the trunk wouldn't close for the longest time (until I pounded it back into shape) and the air conditioning is busted, but it still runs, and not only does it run, but the gas mileage I get out of it is comparable to my friends '05 something or other.
How I want a new one, but dang my car still runs great.
Oh, and the microwave in my house was replaced after 12 years because my mom was worried it was decaying and going to start emitting radiation. The toaster was replaced because we were too lazy to clean it one day, and the VCR is still going strong after 20 years.
I swear, Zeniths are tanks. One of our family friends had a Zenith from maybe late 70s to the 80s and they finally got rid of it and replaced it with a Panasonic HD. Only problem, they have SD Dish Network Programming.
We had a Zenith probably from the late 80's/early 90's and it died maybe 4-5 years back. The picture started to go way off the screen and the colors were way screwed up. Then it finally died. So we got another Zenith in a cabinet. A good TV, if I say so myself.
We had a Zenith probably from the late 80's/early 90's and it died maybe 4-5 years back. The picture started to go way off the screen and the colors were way screwed up. Then it finally died. So we got another Zenith in a cabinet. A good TV, if I say so myself.
I just replaced a Sony 19" that I bought in 1986 with a 27" Sony Trinitron. I had actually bought a 27" Sony in the 90s that died after 7 years.
I gave the 19" to my mom. It still works fine!
I gave the 19" to my mom. It still works fine!
I use an '84 Mitsubishi. The only flaw, is about one inch of the top part of the screen is "dead" (it only shows black.) I don't watch TV much though, so it's not a big deal.
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This thread is pretty amusing! Note to the OP: however wasteful it may seem, if you really want a new tv then just get rid of the old one. Or shove it in a bedroom somewhere. Why wait if you're fed up with it? New toys are always lots of fun!
This thread is pretty amusing! Note to the OP: however wasteful it may seem, if you really want a new tv then just get rid of the old one. Or shove it in a bedroom somewhere. Why wait if you're fed up with it? New toys are always lots of fun!
I was thinking that getting a Wii might work just as well.
"I don't know what happened. I went to serve and it slipped outta my hand."
i have a tv that my mom had when she was growing up. im 21 so this was probably mid 70's ish tv we are talking about. still works great except for the fact its hard to kook up video consoles to it as it doesnt have the audio vidoe plugs lol
That. is. horrible! I love it
Ok, my situation... I have a car. It's a '92 Saturn SL. The interior is falling apart, it leaks oil, the electrical system was re-done before I got it, the wheels are all bent so I can't go over 50pmh without the car vibrating, the trunk wouldn't close for the longest time (until I pounded it back into shape) and the air conditioning is busted, but it still runs, and not only does it run, but the gas mileage I get out of it is comparable to my friends '05 something or other.
How I want a new one, but dang my car still runs great.
Oh, and the microwave in my house was replaced after 12 years because my mom was worried it was decaying and going to start emitting radiation. The toaster was replaced because we were too lazy to clean it one day, and the VCR is still going strong after 20 years.
my car is 17 years old and still gets 30mpg regulary. no issues with it at all excpet for things that wear out like steering boots and stuff lol. couple thousand miles away from the big 100,000 mark
i love when stuff lasts forever
How many people get tv over the air today anyways? And for cable, they don't have to go digital and the new tv's need a box for digital cable anyway.
Yeah, I guess I must be crazy, too, because I think that's one of the best ads I've ever seen. The way Spike Jonze shot that (especially the angling of the lamp's shade like a person would hang their head) is just sublime.poor lamp
Don't wish death on your TV. Find someone who will appreciate it.
My father still has his first TV, a Setchell Carlson, purchased sometime during the early 1960s. It's been in storage for eight years, but it still worked before it was banished to the basement.
Me? I have a 14" Toshiba flat CRT that I'm more than happy with. Many people have commented on the picture quality. I don't plan to buy another until it breaks. Who knows how long that will be...
Me? I have a 14" Toshiba flat CRT that I'm more than happy with. Many people have commented on the picture quality. I don't plan to buy another until it breaks. Who knows how long that will be...
