TV repair

Undertoad · 05-25-2009, 10:49 PM

If you want an LCD, and you don't have cable, you will probably need to buy a good rooftop antenna.

If you have cable, and you want a high resolution LCD, you will probably have to pay more.

If you have cable, and you want the same shit you have always had, buy a tube TV for $25 from your neighbors who bought a flat screen, and don't change anything.

richlevy · 05-27-2009, 09:10 PM

Well, on Monday I came downstairs and found my 27" 10-year-old Toshiba had a single horizontal line mid-screen. This had never happened before. I was able to give it a whack on the side and restore the screen, but there was flicker at the edges and the pixels in the middle where the line had been seemed off.

The choice was to attempt to repair a 10-year-old non-HDTV TV or buy a flat screen. It being Memorial Day, we decided to get an LCD. Both price and our TV wall unit limited size to 32 inches.

After trying two department stores we ended up at Best Buy. I looked at two 32" Samsungs, whose model numbers were 1 digit apart. The difference between the cheaper and more expensive model was $15, 1 HDMI input, and different contrast rations.

I was going to spend the $15, mostly for the contrast ration, but they were out of stock on the more expensive model. I ended up with the cheaper model.

I looked at them almost side by side and I actually thought the cheaper one looked better, but that could have been due to different picture settings.

On the face of it 50,000:1 sounds better than 8,000:1. I was wondering about why one is 'dynamic' and the other is not. Did they just leave out a word or is there a difference?

50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
For a stunning viewing experience.

Excellent contrast (8000:1)
For a stunning viewing experience.

05-27-2009, 09:10 PM	#2
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Well, on Monday I came downstairs and found my 27" 10-year-old Toshiba had a single horizontal line mid-screen. This had never happened before. I was able to give it a whack on the side and restore the screen, but there was flicker at the edges and the pixels in the middle where the line had been seemed off. The choice was to attempt to repair a 10-year-old non-HDTV TV or buy a flat screen. It being Memorial Day, we decided to get an LCD. Both price and our TV wall unit limited size to 32 inches. After trying two department stores we ended up at Best Buy. I looked at two 32" Samsungs, whose model numbers were 1 digit apart. The difference between the cheaper and more expensive model was $15, 1 HDMI input, and different contrast rations. I was going to spend the $15, mostly for the contrast ration, but they were out of stock on the more expensive model. I ended up with the cheaper model. I looked at them almost side by side and I actually thought the cheaper one looked better, but that could have been due to different picture settings. On the face of it 50,000:1 sounds better than 8,000:1. I was wondering about why one is 'dynamic' and the other is not. Did they just leave out a word or is there a difference? 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio For a stunning viewing experience. Excellent contrast (8000:1) For a stunning viewing experience. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

05-25-2009, 10:49 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	If you want an LCD, and you don't have cable, you will probably need to buy a good rooftop antenna. If you have cable, and you want a high resolution LCD, you will probably have to pay more. If you have cable, and you want the same shit you have always had, buy a tube TV for $25 from your neighbors who bought a flat screen, and don't change anything.

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