It doubles as a 5 CD player and can play MP3s as well. You could load it up with mp3 mix discs and have enough music for an all-weekend party without ever having to switch CDs.
― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nicole, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― katie, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
I'd buy "The Mummy Returns", though. Is that wrong?
― RickyT, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
haha i like that in 2002 DJP was buying a bigger TV than i have in 2011.
anyway i'm wondering if this animal exists: a TV with absolutely no features other than a tuner, and looking great. i don't want a "Smart" TV, i don't want 3D, i don't want DLNA support, i don't want USB ports. i've already got a popcorn hour and a PS3 and between them they take care of pretty much everything. possible?
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 November 2011 11:37 (twelve years ago) link
Are you good at electronics? You could ]build one yourself
― StanM, Friday, 18 November 2011 12:55 (twelve years ago) link
In the UK? You could just go along to a "recycling centre" and 'literally' pick one up for nothing - it would weigh a lot however. Curry's had an 'Essentials' range of appliances fairly recently - I remember seeing toasters and other small appliances, I think it included TVs.
― Ned Trifle X, Friday, 18 November 2011 13:04 (twelve years ago) link
I don't want a shitty TV, I want a TV that tunes in broadcasts and displays them exceptionally well!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 November 2011 13:06 (twelve years ago) link
Oh OK, well, no then...probably.
― Ned Trifle X, Friday, 18 November 2011 13:07 (twelve years ago) link
(I did wonder what you meant by looking great...)
However thanks for the link to these guys - http://www.nbtv.org/
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 November 2011 13:07 (twelve years ago) link
(to StanM)
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 November 2011 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
xp Actually the last TV I took down to the recycling centre did have a great picture (and better sound than my new one - do they deliberately soound crappy so you have to buy a home cinema?) but of course it was analogue.
― Ned Trifle X, Friday, 18 November 2011 13:09 (twelve years ago) link
The rubbish sound is more because the race to make flatscreen TVs as slim as possible leaves barely any depth in the casing for speakers, certainly not for a decently sized bass speaker. It's frustrating to have to shell out for a separate audio system/soundbar, but if you use the TV a lot then you'll feel the benefit.
Tracer: if you look at commercial grade LCD and plasma screens then these rarely have any of the extra gubbins you refer to, and they are often very well made with high-quality displays (part of my job involves buying this kind of kit). The flipside is that you'll not get speakers or a tuner as standard. To be honest, any decent consumer grade TV will have USB and dnla etc, so you're not really paying over the odds for its inclusion.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Friday, 18 November 2011 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
hmph yeah my idea is to save money by getting a set that doesn't include this stuff. And going up to "commercial grade" sounds a bit pricey as well.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 November 2011 13:32 (twelve years ago) link
The bits you're mentioning are the cheapest bits on a TV. Removing them wouldn't reduce the cost by much, maybe £20-30. And for the manufacturer, it would make such a TV harder to sell.
― I certainly wouldn't have, but hey. (snoball), Friday, 18 November 2011 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
Just to give you a flavor, for a long time this was my ideal TV:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-Trinitron-Broadcast-Monitor-/130587978293
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 November 2011 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
Tracer after an eb4y binge...http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5l4ce6SgZ1qzy6hgo1_500.jpg
― I certainly wouldn't have, but hey. (snoball), Friday, 18 November 2011 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
>hmph yeah my idea is to save money by getting a set that doesn't include this stuff.
In fairness, a good TV these days is about as cheap as they'll ever get - cf. I bought a 28" CRT Sony widescreen in 2000 for £800. When this broke in 2008 I replaced it with a 37" Panasonic plasma which cost £750. You can get a 42" Panasonic plasma now for just over £400. You could dig deeper and buy a no-brand LCD for £250, but the PQ will be garbage. And as snoball says, the stuff you don't want contributes very little to the price.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Friday, 18 November 2011 13:51 (twelve years ago) link
OK thanks, this is all v helpful
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 November 2011 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
Soooo didn't do this
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 21 May 2012 01:08 (eleven years ago) link
My new lust object is:
- Networked media streamer- HD Freeview PVR- Blu-Ray
all in one box. Apparently this does not exist.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 21 May 2012 01:09 (eleven years ago) link
Basically my DVD player crapped out and it has made me reassess my entire life, and the nature of things
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 21 May 2012 01:10 (eleven years ago) link
TS: Roku vs. Apple TV vs. streaming from your laptop
― Lee971 (Lee626), Monday, 21 May 2012 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
I don't want to have to wake up my computer just to watch something on TV
Basically I want WD TV Live, with a disc slot and a TV tuner inside
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:47 (eleven years ago) link
I'd settle for a decent PVR that does netflix, youtube & IPTV. why does youview not offer this
why is there no one piece of kit that does it all plus TV tunerhttp://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1127187/vrg_settopbox_3.png
― слабоумие и отвага (cozen), Monday, 25 February 2013 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
sooooo..
my tv has started to die
:D
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 August 2014 09:09 (nine years ago) link
it is 26", which apparently these days is fit only for children and elves
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 August 2014 09:22 (nine years ago) link
lol 5 years later that TV ^ is still going strong. Toshiba Regza, bought in 2006. literally as good now as it ever was.
HOWEVER. small OLEDs are finally happening ----->>>
https://www.techradar.com/news/forget-the-48-inch-oled-tv-the-42-inch-lg-c2-is-the-true-mid-size-winner
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 2 February 2022 11:31 (two years ago) link
i’m serious about this, about my excitement, i’m not even embarrassed about it
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 4 February 2022 22:01 (two years ago) link
My 50” Samsung frame tv arrived today and I’m also unabashedly excited. Thanks for reviving this thread, now I can bookmark it for all my dumb questions, since I haven’t had a tv in 8 years. I think slaxxor got me mostly sorted with good advice, though.
― just1n3, Saturday, 5 February 2022 00:39 (two years ago) link
how much did that run you?
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 5 February 2022 02:13 (two years ago) link
Like $950 plus $75 for the frame. I think the 55” was about $450 more. The 50” is good size IMO - good size for a bit more of a cinematic experience without being overwhelmingly large in a small space. We initially looked at the 43” but when I measured it out it was just too small.
― just1n3, Saturday, 5 February 2022 02:19 (two years ago) link
Normally wouldn’t be comfortable spending this much at this time but we don’t have any debt apart from my nz student loans so we financed it interest-free
― just1n3, Saturday, 5 February 2022 02:21 (two years ago) link
no shame! genuinely just curious
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 5 February 2022 05:28 (two years ago) link
this frame tvs are really amazing looking tbh
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 5 February 2022 09:55 (two years ago) link
The sound quality is better than I expected. Not in any hurry to buy additional audio for it. The first thing we watched a was streaming rental in ultra hd and it sort of blurry?? Like my glasses prescription wasn’t strong enough. Idk it seemed like the problem was my eyes not the screen.
― just1n3, Saturday, 5 February 2022 11:56 (two years ago) link
is it possible there’s some motion smoothing shenanigans that are still switched on?
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 5 February 2022 21:38 (two years ago) link
No I think it was the ultra hd because I watched something on Netflix today and it was clear. The ultra hd option on the rental def took some filter off - it wasn’t motion smoothing but it looked a little too… real?
― just1n3, Sunday, 6 February 2022 01:28 (two years ago) link
Ok it was def the tv. We watched Nobody last night and it was cringey bc of the lack of visual atmosphere. Got into settings, which has a bunch of presets for picture, and it was on “dynamic”. Switched to “filmmaker mode” - huuuuuge improvement. The text is still blurry to look at so I’m gonna figure out how to fix that today.
The sound quality is better than I expected. A sound bar would be nice, but as a luxury upgrade rather than a necessity for enjoying using the tv.
― just1n3, Sunday, 6 February 2022 19:18 (two years ago) link
"The sound quality is better than I expected. Not in any hurry to buy additional audio for it."
glad to hear this!
a quick Google will almost always find you a pathway to the menu option you need to turn off, the real pain is after an update you might need to do it all again but other than that it's a one and done kind of task
our LG has those modes too, after I turned off motion smoothing and all that I still switch between modes to get the right result at times (there's a sport one that makes everything look like a video game from 2012, that one I don't use)
― Ár an broc a mhic (darraghmac), Sunday, 6 February 2022 19:26 (two years ago) link
The remote is great - charges by usb or ✨indoor light✨no batteries!
― just1n3, Monday, 7 February 2022 00:40 (two years ago) link
my 11-year-old vizio set just died ;_;
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 21 February 2022 23:56 (two years ago) link
i finally did it. after about 8 years of waiting for an OLED that would fit in my living room LG went and fucking made one and i have fucking ordered it.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 09:28 (one year ago) link
I've been in a vacation rental without internet for a week and omg, cheap TVs are terrible to watch and so is actual TV when you don't have any streaming/iPlayer etc. I tried to switch of all the motion fiddling settings and it still looked horrible.Hopefully we won't need a new TV for a while - drove quite a way to get the last decent plasma one we could find, probably around 8 years ago tho.
― kinder, Saturday, 13 August 2022 16:39 (one year ago) link
New nice TVs at a reasonable price are among the best buys for the buck. It's the age of miracles.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 13 August 2022 16:45 (one year ago) link
Literally a couple of months into the pandemic my flatscreen fritzed and I ordered a new one thinking it would be a replacement, but it ended up being even bigger, which, thanks. (55" Vizio) Combined that with a new Sony 4K/Bluray player with modifications to play all BD regions and will never look back.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 August 2022 17:26 (one year ago) link
How’s the sound from the tv speaker? (I don’t use external speakers as I have haring damage and I always find them too abrasive.)
― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 13 August 2022 17:50 (one year ago) link
From mine? Quite good I think!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 August 2022 17:57 (one year ago) link
My setup is upthread. TV speaker is permanently off. I have optical out to a 3.0 system and it sounds great. The centre speaker changes a lot. Before I just had R and L and everything went through those. Now with a centre speaker the R and L become more kind of ambient atmospheric sources (i’m guessing what would be coming out of rear speakers is getting mixed into them since I have no rear speakers? Or possibly I’m just losing that rear speaker information. I’ve never been clear on that)
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 13 August 2022 18:38 (one year ago) link