Kitchen or car telly from Sainsburys for £89

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:38:42 -0000, "David"
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"JPG" wrote in message
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I'm not at home atm but the set is Plustron badged, and I got it from the
Sainsburys store at Shires Retail Park, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

I'll have a look at the model number and repost when I get home this
evening.


What is the performance like?

Will it take an outside aerial,

Yes, and as it is multi-standard you could use it on the continent.

I'm thinking of caravan use?

Ideal, I would have thought, though the display is a bit small for
family viewing, but ok for personal viewing.

Also can a digi box be fed in?

I'm feeding it with a video sender from the lounge TV. It will take
composite AV input so you can use a SCART to composite adaptor.

JPG

In message , JPG
wrote
Sainsburys larger stores are selling a 5 inch LCD TV that isn't half bad and
it's only £89.

Wow, a whole 5 inch!! I paid less than that 20 years ago for a 12 inch
portable television. A newer display technology doesn't make something
expensive any better than something that is older and is cheaper.
--
Alan

Alan said

I paid less than that 20 years ago for a 12 inch
portable television.

Must have been crap at that price (or black and white?). :-þ

I remember being chuffed to bits when I picked up a colour 14 inch TV
for a bit over £100 around 10 years ago?

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:42:42 +0000, Alan
wrote:

In message , JPG
wrote
Sainsburys larger stores are selling a 5 inch LCD TV that isn't half bad and
it's only £89.

Wow, a whole 5 inch!! I paid less than that 20 years ago for a 12 inch
portable television.

Yes, but it was also 12 inches deep, had no SCART, had a manual tuner and a
screen like a goldfish bowl and weighed 15 Kg - I tried a 14" CRT portable on a
bracket in the kitchen but it poked out past the worktop.

A newer display technology doesn't make something
expensive any better than something that is older and is cheaper.

89 quid is very cheap for an LCD TV. I would guess in 5 years time CRT will be
dying out as LCD (and possibly plasma) fall in price and the quality improves to
become indistinguishable from the best CRT.

JPG

"JPG" wrote in message
...

I also noticed that Sainsburys are selling a plasticky-looking DVD player
which
is about the same size as a CD walkman for £40 and this also has a 12v
input,
IIRC.


Do you know what the DVD play was? I had a look at lunchtime and couldn't
find anything that ran on 12V...

Andy/

"Freda" wrote in message
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I remember being chuffed to bits when I picked up a colour 14 inch TV
for a bit over £100 around 10 years ago?

Strangely TV prices have been stable through generations of different
inflation rates. A small B&W in 1953 - £60, about the same now. Colour TV in
the 1970's were £250/£350. About the same now. Colour portables £100-£200
since I can remember.

These stable prices (reducing if you factor in inflation) have been
maintained despite major improvements in technology and functionality.

Its only with Plasma, Widescreen & Digital that we have seen an absolute
increase in the cost of procuring a TV.

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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:48:41 -0000, "Stuart" wrote:


"Freda" wrote in message
...

I remember being chuffed to bits when I picked up a colour 14 inch TV
for a bit over £100 around 10 years ago?

Strangely TV prices have been stable through generations of different
inflation rates. A small B&W in 1953 - £60, about the same now. Colour TV in
the 1970's were £250/£350. About the same now. Colour portables £100-£200
since I can remember.

These stable prices (reducing if you factor in inflation) have been
maintained despite major improvements in technology and functionality.

Its only with Plasma, Widescreen & Digital that we have seen an absolute
increase in the cost of procuring a TV.

RPTVs have reduced in price over the years too. My 46" Sony cost the equivalent
of 3,000 pounds 7 years ago & the equivalent is now to be had for half that.

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"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:01:41 +0000, JPG
wrote:

For £130 you could theoretically have something to keep the brats quiet
in the
back of the car.

JPG


A roll of duct tape is a lot cheaper.

d

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Stuart said

Strangely TV prices have been stable through generations of different
inflation rates. A small B&W in 1953 - £60,

But of course £60 was a lot of money then.


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Do you know what the DVD play was? I had a look at lunchtime and
couldn't find anything that ran on 12V...

Andy/

is that fanny batter andy?
if so did they have the lcd tv @ march sainburys?
if it isnt ,i am sorry

Gary