On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 22:19:02 -0500, "Edwin Pawlowski"
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New technology is great for those who want it, but why cant
they leave the old stuff alone. It's history and it's well
established and is part of our culture. Cant the government just
leave us alone for once and stop screwing up our world. I'll admit
that when color tv first came out I thought it was the greatest thing,
but now it's fun to see an old B&W tv still working.

Some of us want to move ahead. Just like computers, indoor plumbing and
central heat.

I have all of the above (plus a wood furnace) !!!!!
And I was one of the first people to have a computer back when they
were all run on Dos. I like the computer but I dont need to upgrade
every year. My win98 works fine and is far less trouble than any
newer OS. Actually this computer came with Win2K installed but I
hated it so I downgraded to what I liked.

When that TV came on the market, some idiot probably complained it was going
to ruin radio and progress should be stopped. Bring back vaudeville!

I wish they would bring back vaudeville, its better than most of the
garbage they call tv and movies today. I remember when tv had humor
unlike today when we have all these "reality" shows that mostly suck.
Soap Operas that are not worth the electricity to run the tv,
Violence, more violence, and even most of the so called comedians
these days are not funny at all. The Craig Ferguson is one prime
example. After watching about 10 of his shows, I have never laughed
yet, not even one small chuckle. I stopped watching him after that.
It's no wonder we have so many problems in society. Give me the good
old days when people were free and happy, and cared more for each
other than trying to impress others with what they own.

I love my HDTV


Great, now tell me how many years will you be in debt for it, and what
high interest you have to pay? I like my $89 - 20" flat screen crt
color tv that I bought about 2 years ago and is all I need. Of course
in a little over a year it will go blank. We dont get cable here in
the rural areas. But I still have my dvd and vcr. Mostly just the
news and weather I will miss. Of course if I find one of them
converters for $20 or less, I may get one. Of course one means I will
have to keep moving it from set to set, and the vcr tuner still wont
work without yet another converter.