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minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up97·2 months agoI can’t ignore the old TV. I’m honestly impressed there are still functional, floor-model rear-projection TVs.
minus-squareRebels_Droppin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 months agoI clean out houses for a living, you’d be very shocked how many functional rear projection and CRTs are in use and get thrown out “because old”.
minus-squareSparky678348@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoHeart wrenching and entirely understandable. Those things are both magnificent and inconvenient these days
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoAnd the picture quality is terrible by modern standards. Give me OLED any day.
minus-squareRebels_Droppin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoIt is terrible for modern media, but for legacy media give me analog signal any day
minus-squarecfi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoAgreed, though I’ll take a Trinitron over an RPTV any day
minus-squareHubi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoIt’s too heavy to ever get replaced. It’ll still be there after the house is long gone.
I can’t ignore the old TV.
I’m honestly impressed there are still functional, floor-model rear-projection TVs.
I clean out houses for a living, you’d be very shocked how many functional rear projection and CRTs are in use and get thrown out “because old”.
Heart wrenching and entirely understandable. Those things are both magnificent and inconvenient these days
And the picture quality is terrible by modern standards. Give me OLED any day.
It is terrible for modern media, but for legacy media give me analog signal any day
Agreed, though I’ll take a Trinitron over an RPTV any day
It’s too heavy to ever get replaced. It’ll still be there after the house is long gone.