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In article ,
Jim Lesurf wrote:
The set still works OK, but I've decided it is time to start the shift
to HD as it seems clear the broadcasters have that in mind anyway. Once
the new HDTV is established here I'll also look at BD, PVR, etc. FWIW
I've already been making some test HDTV ts recordings so it'll be
interesting to see how I get on. But one step at a time... :-)

You're going to be *very* disappointed when you change from CRT to LCD.
Until the memory of what a TV picture should look like fades.

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In article ,
Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Bill Wright
wrote:
Jim Lesurf wrote:

Yes, that's one of the reasons they'll be the people I look to if the
local shop doesn't offer what I wish. Ditto if the local shop won't
take away the old CRT set.


If the old CRT set is digital

It isn't.

I'd say a digital CRT set pretty rare. Can't remember ever seeing one.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
...

I'll probably buy the TV from a local shop if they have what I want.
Otherwise I may look to John Lewis to get one. Either way, I'll need them
to also cart away my old CRT set (analogue). I can't even lift that, let
alone put it out for collection!

Aren't there any 'scrappers' who'll take away stuff?

There's a bloke around my parts that comes around in the truck ringing a
bell. Almost "bring out your dead!"

--
Max Demian

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In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:
In article , Jim Lesurf
wrote:
The set still works OK, but I've decided it is time to start the shift
to HD as it seems clear the broadcasters have that in mind anyway.
Once the new HDTV is established here I'll also look at BD, PVR, etc.
FWIW I've already been making some test HDTV ts recordings so it'll be
interesting to see how I get on. But one step at a time... :-)

You're going to be *very* disappointed when you change from CRT to LCD.
Until the memory of what a TV picture should look like fades.

I'd certainly have been so a few years ago as the LCD displays I saw then
were pretty poor. However they do seem much better now. e.g. the HDTV my
better half uses as the monitor for her ARMiniX gives a good picture with
that, and from its inbuilt T1/T2 tuner.

Also I now occasionally watch some HDTV recordings I make with the 290e on
my main computer monitor. I do sometimes see 'tearing' and comb effects,
but I suspect this is because I'm very close to the screen and haven't set
up VLC optimally. In terms of resolution, colour, etc, seems fine to me. No
sign of the 'pile of bricks' or 'glare' I hated with earlier LCD displays.

Whereas I tend to find that the pictures from SD often aren't as good as
they were. And the bottom line is that I feel the broadcasters are getting
under way with having T2 HD displace T1 SD. Since the CRT is SD-only and
I'd like to be able to get the HD pictures and sound.

Tipped into this by two factors.

1) The new HD muxes which include BBC4 HD.

2) The squeeze on the SD BBC mux due to SheepTV, etc.

So now we have 192k audio for the BBC SD and lowered rates overall on the
one hand. On the other BBC4 etc in HD.

I suspect within a few years they'll be dumping the SD muxes as of residual
interest as the band is squeezed down by '5G', etc. So, time to change, I
think.

As I said, I also plan to get a DB player, etc. One reason for that
actually being the high rez audio discs I'd like to also try out along with
discs of HD videoedmusical items. I stopped buying classical DVDs when they
all went 'NTSC'. So here I'm comparing 'NTSC' and BD. And maybe low audio
rez with high. Again, time to change I think.

In practice I guess by now I'm far from the first to change from SD CRT to
HD LCD.

Jim

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In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'd say a digital CRT set pretty rare. Can't remember ever seeing one.

I had a Hitachi one, bought in around 2005. I had planned to buy a
flat screen, but the Freeview picture quality was much better on the
(much cheaper) CRT. I eventually gave it to a friend who is still
using it.

-- Richard

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Jim Lesurf wrote:

Robin wrote:

John Lewis will take away your old set for £9 if you buy a large screen
TV (37" or over).

Yes, that's one of the reasons they'll be the people I look to if the local
shop doesn't offer what I wish. Ditto if the local shop won't take away the
old CRT set.

Aren't all suppliers obliged under WEEE rules to take away an old piece
of equipment when you buy a corresponding new item from them?

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Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Bill Wright
wrote:
Jim Lesurf wrote:

Yes, that's one of the reasons they'll be the people I look to if the
local shop doesn't offer what I wish. Ditto if the local shop won't
take away the old CRT set.


If the old CRT set is digital

It isn't.

Shame. Fishtank?

Bill

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'd say a digital CRT set pretty rare. Can't remember ever seeing one.

I had a Sony 32" CRT iDTV, there were several to choose from at the time
(ca. 2001).

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On Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:41:21 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:

I'd say a digital CRT set pretty rare. Can't remember ever seeing one.

They were very common and cheap 8 or 9 years ago, which is when I last
bought one (for someone else).

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Jim Lesurf wrote:
The set still works OK, but I've decided it is time to start the shift
to HD as it seems clear the broadcasters have that in mind anyway. Once
the new HDTV is established here I'll also look at BD, PVR, etc. FWIW
I've already been making some test HDTV ts recordings so it'll be
interesting to see how I get on. But one step at a time... :-)

You're going to be *very* disappointed when you change from CRT to LCD.
Until the memory of what a TV picture should look like fades.


I think the point has been reached where LCD represents what TV should
look like at least as well as CRT. The geometry is invariably better,
for one thing.

Bill