[kitchen whisk]

I'm quite happy with my CRT 14-inch telly. I have a freeview box connected to it .

I don't want widescreen, flatscreen, high definition, and goodness knows whatever else will probably be invented in the next few years.

I don't want to replace it unless I really need to.

I know some places have stopped selling these types of TV. Will my TV eventually become obsolete or should I be able to keep going with it until if falls apart? When it does finally fall apart will TV engineers still repair CRT TVs or will I be forced into getting a newer telly?

Thanks!

[dennisspooner]

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Originally Posted by kitchen whisk

I'm quite happy with my CRT 14-inch telly. I have a freeview box connected to it .

I don't want widescreen, flatscreen, high definition, and goodness knows whatever else will probably be invented in the next few years.

I don't want to replace it unless I really need to.

I know some places have stopped selling these types of TV. Will my TV eventually become obsolete or should I be able to keep going with it until if falls apart? When it does finally fall apart will TV engineers still repair CRT TVs or will I be forced into getting a newer telly?

Thanks!

CRT repairs were never cheap so a portable is unlikely to be worth saving.

But its pretty much obsolete already.

Stop living in the past.

When you buy your next set it will have Freeview built in anyway

[soulboy77]

No need to change the CRT TV, you will still be able to receive a good selection of channels including all the PSBs via your Freeview STB after switchover and beyond.

When/if the TV fails (I have a +20 year old 14" CRT still in use) it will probably be too expensive to repair relative to the cost of a new LCD TV if indeed the spare parts are still available. .. But I'm sure you have a good few years left in your current TV as long as your're still happy with it!

[jibberjabber2b]

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Originally Posted by kitchen whisk

I'm quite happy with my CRT 14-inch telly. I have a freeview box connected to it .

I don't want widescreen, flatscreen, high definition, and goodness knows whatever else will probably be invented in the next few years.

I don't want to replace it unless I really need to.

I know some places have stopped selling these types of TV. Will my TV eventually become obsolete or should I be able to keep going with it until if falls apart? When it does finally fall apart will TV engineers still repair CRT TVs or will I be forced into getting a newer telly?

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by dennisspooner

CRT repairs were never cheap so a portable is unlikely to be worth saving.

But its pretty much obsolete already.

Stop living in the past.

When you buy your next set it will have Freeview built in anyway

Totally agree here.

What's the point in watching movies on a 14 inch screen.

NEWSFLASH! Your TV IS OBSOLETE already!

[alanwarwic]

some quite uneducated comments.

A 14" TV viewed from 2 feet away is as viewable as a 32" from 12 feet away.

[KevIW]

Wait till it breaks and then get an lcd! Repair will not be viable.
If your happy now thats what counts!

[John Currie]

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Originally Posted by dennisspooner

CRT repairs were never cheap so a portable is unlikely to be worth saving.

You've obviously been going to the wrong place then.
You can't generalise things like that...I (and I suspect many other TV engineers) have repaired many 14" port TVs for £20-£25...obviously it depends on the fault but that's the sort of charge I'd make for a simple repair like a dry joint or similar.
Use us or lose us

[kitchen whisk]

Thank you, John, for a constructive answer! Shame you're not local to me.

I seem to have caused some kind of controversy being quite happy with my 14" CRT telly. Sorry if this offends anyone on here but I don't need a new telly when the one I have works perfectly well.

I was really asking if any technical changes to the signal being broadcast may affect what can be displayed clearly on a CRT telly. Great to hear that this shouldn't be the case.

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When you buy your next set it will have Freeview built in anyway

I would prefer to think of this as an IF rather than a WHEN. I'm probably being hopeful but I hope I have many years left in my telly. It suits me fine. I don't feel under any presure to buy something just "because I can".

[MarioLanza]

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Originally Posted by kitchen whisk

I would prefer to think of this as an IF rather than a WHEN. I'm probably being hopeful but I hope I have many years left in my telly. It suits me fine. I don't feel under any presure to buy something just "because I can".

Good on you kitchen whisk.

There are far too many people who think that everyone should have the latest technology because it's supposed to be better.

Too many people have bought HD Ready LCDs and then only watch it via the in-build Freeview tuner. My 26" widescreen CRT (with an external Freeview box) gives a far better picture than many of these HD Ready LCDs.

[Sibeber]

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Originally Posted by kitchen whisk

Thank you, John, for a constructive answer! Shame you're not local to me.

I seem to have caused some kind of controversy being quite happy with my 14" CRT telly. Sorry if this offends anyone on here but I don't need a new telly when the one I have works perfectly well.

I was really asking if any technical changes to the signal being broadcast may affect what can be displayed clearly on a CRT telly. Great to hear that this shouldn't be the case.


I would prefer to think of this as an IF rather than a WHEN. I'm probably being hopeful but I hope I have many years left in my telly. It suits me fine. I don't feel under any presure to buy something just "because I can".

All power to those who are hanging on to their 14/15 " crt portables .I have a 15" panasonic crt in my bedroom its the one with the "flat" cathode tube and connected to a £30 phillips freeview box the quality blows away the 15" lcd tv with built in freeview in my kitchen.I am gonna keep my panasonic until it finally dies.Luckily I have it mounted in a corner so it doesn't take up much room , lets face it a lot of us have got rid of perfectly good but bulky crt's so we could own lcd or plasmas with inferior pictures. ( I sold a superb panasonic 28" Viera for £25 so I could get a plasma which I'm happy with but I think a lot of perfectly good tellys are now in landfill's around the world because of lcd and plasma tv.

[Nigel Goodwin]

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Originally Posted by John Currie

You've obviously been going to the wrong place then.
You can't generalise things like that...I (and I suspect many other TV engineers) have repaired many 14" port TVs for £20-£25...obviously it depends on the fault but that's the sort of charge I'd make for a simple repair like a dry joint or similar.
Use us or lose us

Yes, it may be quite viable to have a 14 inch CRT repaired, obviously depending what had failed. Generally LCD's and Plasma's are much more expensive to repair than CRT sets.

[dennisspooner]

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Originally Posted by alanwarwic

some quite uneducated comments.

A 14" TV viewed from 2 feet away is as viewable as a 32" from 12 feet away.

Why bother going to the cinema when you can watch a film on tv?

[dennisspooner]

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Originally Posted by John Currie

You've obviously been going to the wrong place then.
You can't generalise things like that...I (and I suspect many other TV engineers) have repaired many 14" port TVs for £20-£25...obviously it depends on the fault but that's the sort of charge I'd make for a simple repair like a dry joint or similar.
Use us or lose us

There's no way I would pay £25 to repair a 14" CRT

[dennisspooner]

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Originally Posted by MarioLanza

Good on you kitchen whisk.

There are far too many people who think that everyone should have the latest technology because it's supposed to be better.

Too many people have bought HD Ready LCDs and then only watch it via the in-build Freeview tuner. My 26" widescreen CRT (with an external Freeview box) gives a far better picture than many of these HD Ready LCDs.

I agree - which is why I never got an LCD until I wanted HD viewing.

I got my LCD then Sky HD, a PS3 and an HD DVD player soon afterwards as all 3 upscaled the standard def material back to the quality I used to get on my CRT.

Buying an LCD set and then just watching SD all the time seems pointless.

As you say - non upscaled sd on an LCD is not very good