John wrote:
"Dave Baker" wrote in message
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"stuart noble" wrote in message
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seems a shame to throw out something that complex for the
sake of a 10p component and a few minutes soldering.
My local repair shop has a pile of 28" tvs for sale at £20 each. That's
what they retail for when they're working.
Struth. I think it cost about £800 and that was when £800 was actually
worth £800 not the £400 it would be worth now. I remember getting it all
wired up the first time, turning it up full and rattling all the pictures
off the walls and thinking this is some telly. It has more grunt than my
HiFi system. So now it's basically scrap. I hate scrapping things. I've
spent most of my life repairing things, engines basically, and scrapping
something that almost works doesn't sit right. If I have one complaint
about it it's I can't lift the bloody thing. It weighs a ton. Well I can
just about lift it but it's horribly imbalanced. All the weight is on one
side, the screen basically, and just getting it into the car to take it
somewhere to be fixed is enough of a struggle. I guess I'll leave it sat
where it is until digital tellies come in and if no one can help before
then it'll get chucked.
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Dave Baker

Funny how a flat LCD or Plasma is a 'must have' when the entertainment value
is exactly the same as with the old CRT TV. I will wait for the prices to
tumble - lower shipping costs due to their size must have a big effect on
the trade price. It must be possible to get 5 times the number of flat TVs
in a container than the old CRTs.



I don't think you can depend on prices continuing to fall if the beloved
£££ continues its downward spiral.