How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky
wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140


Here's another batch
https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-CRT-...071/bn_2695352

These ar called Magnavox CRT Televisions and the page I gave first was
Magnavox Not Supported CRT Televisions

What do you suppose the difference is....
Oh, "Smart TV Features: Not Supported"

But I'm sure the second batch doesn't support Smart TV either. Does
any CRT support it? It's just that those who listed the ones in the
second batch didn't bother to mention what iiuc everyone knows.

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On 1/23/2018 9:48 PM, micky wrote:
How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140


Unless they have a specialized use, I don't see it selling. Goodwill
won't even take them anymore.

A couple of years ago our Wal Mart had a 19" RCA they could not sell for
$40.

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:52:30 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky
wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140


Here's another batch
https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-CRT-...071/bn_2695352

These ar called Magnavox CRT Televisions and the page I gave first was
Magnavox Not Supported CRT Televisions

What do you suppose the difference is....
Oh, "Smart TV Features: Not Supported"

But I'm sure the second batch doesn't support Smart TV either. Does
any CRT support it? It's just that those who listed the ones in the
second batch didn't bother to mention what iiuc everyone knows.

The weird thing is still I have one of these Magnevox 20"
https://tinyurl.com/yavaugrb
They want $169 and I only paid $99 for mine, new in the box.
Maybe I should list it and buy a 32" flat screen in a super bowl sale.

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky
wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140


Nobody said they are selling for those prices - just that
someonrthinks they are worth it.

Around here you pretty much can't give away anything with a crt -
computer or monitor - except CGA monitors or RGB monitors for old game
consoles. I keep one around for my vintage Radio Shack CoCo computer.

micky wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky
wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180,
plus or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought
they were worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be
bought locally (after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or
craigslist, or that the money could pay half the cost of thin
screen. ??


https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140


Here's another batch
https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-CRT-...071/bn_2695352

These ar called Magnavox CRT Televisions and the page I gave first
was Magnavox Not Supported CRT Televisions

What do you suppose the difference is....
Oh, "Smart TV Features: Not Supported"

But I'm sure the second batch doesn't support Smart TV either. Does
any CRT support it? It's just that those who listed the ones in the
second batch didn't bother to mention what iiuc everyone knows.


All we know is they are listed for that price, not that they are
actually selling.



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Truth Sounds Like Hate To Those Who Hate The Truth

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 04:32:17 +0000 (UTC), "Dove Tail"
wrote:

micky wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky
wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180,
plus or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought
they were worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be
bought locally (after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or
craigslist, or that the money could pay half the cost of thin
screen. ??


https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140


Here's another batch
https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-CRT-...071/bn_2695352

These ar called Magnavox CRT Televisions and the page I gave first
was Magnavox Not Supported CRT Televisions

What do you suppose the difference is....
Oh, "Smart TV Features: Not Supported"

But I'm sure the second batch doesn't support Smart TV either. Does
any CRT support it? It's just that those who listed the ones in the
second batch didn't bother to mention what iiuc everyone knows.


All we know is they are listed for that price, not that they are
actually selling.

You can go to advanced search and select "sold" The high seemed to be
"Disney" with ears for ~$150 but $50 or so is common plus shipping. A
few went for pennies ... plus shipping.
I didn't look past the first page.

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 22:38:46 -0500,
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:52:30 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky
wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140


Here's another batch
https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-CRT-...071/bn_2695352

These ar called Magnavox CRT Televisions and the page I gave first was
Magnavox Not Supported CRT Televisions

What do you suppose the difference is....
Oh, "Smart TV Features: Not Supported"

But I'm sure the second batch doesn't support Smart TV either. Does
any CRT support it? It's just that those who listed the ones in the
second batch didn't bother to mention what iiuc everyone knows.

The weird thing is still I have one of these Magnevox 20"
https://tinyurl.com/yavaugrb

If it works, it works.

They want $169 and I only paid $99 for mine, new in the box.

LOL.

Maybe I should list it and buy a 32" flat screen in a super bowl sale.

A friend moving abroad gave me one yesterday. The thing is so big, I
thought the screen was 23 or 25" but when I dl'd the manual I saw that
it was only 20. it's still awfully big.

But it has a DVD player and a VCR. For complicated reasons, I haven't
been able to play either for a while, so I'm happy to have it.

I have two broken CRT 20" and one 14" that the sound goes out on once in
a while, and I have to hit it to make the sound work. Just like in the
old jokes. BestBuy now charges 20 or 25 to take them so there is only
one place that will take them for recycling and that is 20 or 30 miles
away in the next county.

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:58:50 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

I did notice the gaming mentioned, but I didn't know why it mattered.
That explains it.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:55:13 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:58:50 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

I did notice the gaming mentioned, but I didn't know why it mattered.
That explains it.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Another reason is a LOT of the new flat panels no longer support
composite video input - which a lot of the classic game consoles
require (unless you want to fool around with RF converters)

On 1/23/2018 9:58 PM, Don Wiss wrote:


https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).


Gaming makes a lot of sense. While most of us are enjoying 96" Super
Ultra HD sets, a gamer is interested in nanosecond response times.

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:58:50 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

OTOH, I understand that dogs can watch tv on LCD sets and usually
couldn't with CRTs.


Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:22:50 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:55:13 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:58:50 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

I did notice the gaming mentioned, but I didn't know why it mattered.
That explains it.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Another reason is a LOT of the new flat panels no longer support
composite video input - which a lot of the classic game consoles
require (unless you want to fool around with RF converters)

How would an RF converter help. They output NTSC and new TVs only have
digital tuners.

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:10:44 -0500, micky
wrote:

OTOH, I understand that dogs can watch tv on LCD sets and usually
couldn't with CRTs.

I am not sure if it is the dog or the TV but mine is fascinated with
the TV when any animal shows up.

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:54:18 -0500, micky wrote:

For complicated reasons, I haven't been
able to play either for a while

Please don't leaves us hanging like that.
I love complicated explanations.

On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 11:38:23 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:10:44 -0500, micky
wrote:

OTOH, I understand that dogs can watch tv on LCD sets and usually
couldn't with CRTs.

I am not sure if it is the dog or the TV but mine is fascinated with
the TV when any animal shows up.

My brother's dog would go nuts with some TV images, like birds. My dog does not notice a cat right in front of him on TV, but he can spot one out the window a block away and goes berserk.

What I think makes the difference is that some breeds have a foveal streak and some a foveal spot.

I have both CRT and flat screen TVs but my dog can't see either.

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:17:51 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:22:50 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:55:13 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:58:50 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

I did notice the gaming mentioned, but I didn't know why it mattered.
That explains it.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Another reason is a LOT of the new flat panels no longer support
composite video input - which a lot of the classic game consoles
require (unless you want to fool around with RF converters)

How would an RF converter help. They output NTSC and new TVs only have
digital tuners.


Every flat screen TV in my house has both NTSC and ATSC tuners
(digital and analog) (but then they are ALL over 10 years old, except
for the 5 year old monitor that has a TV Tuners built in)

In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:47:18 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:17:51 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:22:50 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:55:13 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:58:50 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

I did notice the gaming mentioned, but I didn't know why it mattered.
That explains it.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Another reason is a LOT of the new flat panels no longer support
composite video input - which a lot of the classic game consoles
require (unless you want to fool around with RF converters)

How would an RF converter help. They output NTSC and new TVs only have
digital tuners.


Every flat screen TV in my house has both NTSC and ATSC tuners

that's the way to do it.

(digital and analog) (but then they are ALL over 10 years old, except
for the 5 year old monitor that has a TV Tuners built in)

Until I bought the new cell phone, I didn't own anything that cost more
than $100 that wasn't more than 10 years old.

And my "new" magnavox tv, it turns out it eats videotapes.

It plays DVDs well, but darn, there were ads for other movies first. I
*paid* for the DVD but still they make it play ads first. I think I
could FF through part of it.

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:47:18 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:17:51 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:22:50 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:55:13 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:58:50 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

I did notice the gaming mentioned, but I didn't know why it mattered.
That explains it.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Another reason is a LOT of the new flat panels no longer support
composite video input - which a lot of the classic game consoles
require (unless you want to fool around with RF converters)

How would an RF converter help. They output NTSC and new TVs only have
digital tuners.


Every flat screen TV in my house has both NTSC and ATSC tuners
(digital and analog) (but then they are ALL over 10 years old, except
for the 5 year old monitor that has a TV Tuners built in)

I bet they also have AV inputs and a 15 pin connector.

In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:49:12 -0500, Mike_Duffy
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:54:18 -0500, micky wrote:

For complicated reasons, I haven't been
able to play either for a while

Please don't leaves us hanging like that.
I love complicated explanations.

Sorry but it's too long and complicated.

On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 1:47:22 PM UTC-5, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:17:51 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:22:50 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:55:13 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:58:50 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140

Asking price isn't selling price.

Looking at some of the descriptions they state good for gaming. LCD TVs
don't have a screen response as fast as a CRT.

I did notice the gaming mentioned, but I didn't know why it mattered.
That explains it.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Another reason is a LOT of the new flat panels no longer support
composite video input - which a lot of the classic game consoles
require (unless you want to fool around with RF converters)

How would an RF converter help. They output NTSC and new TVs only have
digital tuners.


Every flat screen TV in my house has both NTSC and ATSC tuners
(digital and analog) (but then they are ALL over 10 years old, except
for the 5 year old monitor that has a TV Tuners built in)

My CRT has NTSC, PAL, and SECAM tuners, and runs on 50/60 Hz, 110 or 220 V.

Clare Snyder
Wed, 24 Jan 2018
04:14:53 GMT in alt.home.repair, wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky
wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180,
plus or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought
they were worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be
bought locally (after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or
craigslist, or that the money could pay half the cost of thin
screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...evisions/11071
/bn_25119140


Nobody said they are selling for those prices - just that
someonrthinks they are worth it.

Around here you pretty much can't give away anything with a crt -
computer or monitor - except CGA monitors or RGB monitors for old
game consoles. I keep one around for my vintage Radio Shack CoCo
computer.


Oh.. cool. My first computer at home was a Coco.


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On 1/23/2018 11:14 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:07 -0500, micky
wrote:

How come these CRT TVs are selling for so much money? $72 - 180, plus
or at least including substantial shipping cost. I thought they were
worth no more than $25 by now, and that they could be bought locally
(after testing) at Goodwill or yard sales or craigslist, or that the
money could pay half the cost of thin screen. ??

https://www.ebay.com/b/Magnavox-Not-...71/bn_25119140


Nobody said they are selling for those prices - just that
someonrthinks they are worth it.

Around here you pretty much can't give away anything with a crt -
computer or monitor - except CGA monitors or RGB monitors for old game
consoles. I keep one around for my vintage Radio Shack CoCo computer.
Best Buy takes some electronics for free but I had to pay $25 for them
to take a 15 inch CRT monitor. Previously they had take 3 large CRT TVs
for free. Would have gone elsewhere but it was a company's I consult
for and they paid. Staples now say they will take all electronics for
free. They took an old Kitchen Aid mixer from us recently.

None of the charities around here will take CRTs or computers.

On 01/28/2018 06:53 PM, Frank wrote:

[snip]

None of the charities around here will take CRTs or computers.

I was at the Goodwill store soon after Christmas 2017. Where people had
left donations there were several CRT TVs.

--
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http://notstupid.us/

"There are three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical,
and the purely hypothetical." --Stanislaw Lem

On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:11:23 -0600, Mark Lloyd wrote:

I was at the Goodwill store soon after Christmas 2017. Where people had
left donations there were several CRT TVs.

Here in NYC many of the Goodwills are drop off points for e-waste. Some
Staples are also, but CRT TVs have to go to Goodwill.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On 1/29/2018 11:26 AM, Don Wiss wrote:
On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:11:23 -0600, Mark Lloyd wrote:

I was at the Goodwill store soon after Christmas 2017. Where people had
left donations there were several CRT TVs.

Here in NYC many of the Goodwills are drop off points for e-waste. Some
Staples are also, but CRT TVs have to go to Goodwill.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).


Must be regional. Also some people drop off stuff when there is nobody
there.

On 01/29/2018 11:06 AM, Frank wrote:

[snip]

Must be regional.Â* Also some people drop off stuff when there is nobody
there.

I think these (the TVs I saw) were. If somebody is there, they usually
bring the donations inside.

BTW, there was a sign outside, but it was about stuff left being
property of Goodwill. There was nothing specific to CRT TVs.

--
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http://notstupid.us/

"Do witches run spell checkers?"