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"Jim" wrote in message
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Angela wrote:


SNIP
Most people would want to watch some moving pictures, though, and most AV
set-ups have (several) other boxes attached. This tends to spoil the
minimalist look, though I suppose the TV would cover the large holes you'd
need to punch in the wall to hide the cables.

Someone else has pointed out that many users end up putting their flat TVs
in a corner, with little or no gain in space. This is often necessary to
increase the viewing distance needed for larger panels.

Try the Sony Bravia ZX1 series. Only needs a power cable at TV position. The
rest of your equipment can go anywhere in the room. (Haven't tried it in a
cupboard yet:)) And only 9.9mm thick at its thinnest.

K

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In article ,
Woody wrote:
It was explained to me the other day that the new Samsungs only
have LED illumination around the edges at present, not one per
pixel. Either way I would say the picture quality is such that,
for the first time since a CRT, I might just give one house
room - if I could afford it!

From what I've been told by those whose verdict I trust they're nothing
special at all. Just another marketing ploy. And nowhere near as good as a
decent CRT, colour wise.

--
*Gaffer tape - The Force, light and dark sides - holds the universe together*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Woody wrote:
It was explained to me the other day that the new Samsungs only
have LED illumination around the edges at present, not one per
pixel. Either way I would say the picture quality is such that,
for the first time since a CRT, I might just give one house
room - if I could afford it!

From what I've been told by those whose verdict I trust they're nothing
special at all. Just another marketing ploy. And nowhere near as good as a
decent CRT, colour wise.




and where are the 42 or even 60 or 103 inch CRTs for us to purchase?



--
Gareth.

that fly...... is your magic wand....

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The dog from that film you saw wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Woody wrote:
It was explained to me the other day that the new Samsungs only
have LED illumination around the edges at present, not one per
pixel. Either way I would say the picture quality is such that,
for the first time since a CRT, I might just give one house
room - if I could afford it!

From what I've been told by those whose verdict I trust they're
nothing special at all. Just another marketing ploy. And nowhere
near as good as a decent CRT, colour wise.

and where are the 42 or even 60 or 103 inch CRTs for us to purchase?

Can you still buy _any_ CRTs these days? Does anyone still make them?

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Mark Carver wrote:
Woody wrote:
It was explained to me the other day that the new Samsungs only have
LED illumination around the edges at present, not one per pixel.
Either way I would say the picture quality is such that, for the first
time since a CRT, I might just give one house room - if I could afford
it!

Having said that, have you seen the price of the (special) wall
bracket???? I have been told pushing £500!!!!!!!

It won't be long before CPC start selling suitable brackets for it for
about 25 quid.


Of course, when I attempted a discount on our new 40" Sony TV the
salesman offered a reduction of 30% (wow) on a £100 wall bracket.
'Insurance would likely not cover the TV if it (cheaper bracket)
failed', I said I would take my chances and spent £20 from Amazon on a
perfectly strong and adjustable bracket. Although the last time my
partner was in with her father they got stung £50 for a 'discounted'
HDMI cable.

--
Tony

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In article , Norman Wells wrote:
Can you still buy _any_ CRTs these days? Does anyone still make them?

There are lots of them on Ebay with zero bids. Mostly "buyer collects",
but you can list them by distance from you and pick a few withing easy
reach. You could buy a dozen and select the best one for less than the
cost of hiring the van.

Rod.
--
Virtual Access V6.3 free usenet/email software from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtual-access/

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* Graham.:

Not to mention all those regional variations which are really
duplications for most of the time. Are the British unique with
this bandwidth hungry model?

Germany does it as well

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"Miles Collins" wrote in message
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* Graham.:

Not to mention all those regional variations which are really
duplications for most of the time. Are the British unique with
this bandwidth hungry model?

Germany does it as well



Don't understand your logic. UK and German regional programmes
are opt-outs from a national channel. As they don't have separate
transmitters why are they bandwidth hungry? When regional is not
on air the transmitters are broadcasting national programmes
which they would even if there was not opt-out so.........?


--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

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On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 07:43:25 +0100, "Woody"
wrote:

"Miles Collins" wrote in message
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* Graham.:

Not to mention all those regional variations which are really
duplications for most of the time. Are the British unique with
this bandwidth hungry model?

Germany does it as well



Don't understand your logic. UK and German regional programmes
are opt-outs from a national channel. As they don't have separate
transmitters why are they bandwidth hungry? When regional is not
on air the transmitters are broadcasting national programmes
which they would even if there was not opt-out so.........?

That may be true for terrestrial transmissions (analogue and digital)
but satellite is different. If there were no regional variations far
fewer satellite channels would be used. Of course, regional variations
can exist because of regionalised commercials (adverts) not just from
regionalised programme content.

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On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:43:25 +0100, Woody wrote:

UK and German regional programmes are opt-outs from a national channel.

Apart from the tiny regional variations on the commercial stations viz RTL,
the German regional stations are not opt-outs but dedicated stations,
collectively known as "das dritte Programm".

The only commonality is when the two smaller regional stations Radio Bremen
and Saarlandischer Rundfunk carry programs from their larger neighbors
NDR and SWR respectively, and then viewers are treated to a double helping
of DOGs.