Really cheap tube TV's.

[James]

I see many good TV's on curbs because of the new flat TV's as well as
HDTV standard. Why not pick up a good free TV and just buy a
convertion box?

My next door neighbor tossed a very good TV but I wasn't thinking at
the time. Of course it was taken by the time I decided to take it.

[Vic Smith]

There's a store around here called "Cash Converters" or something like
that. Basically a big pawn shop. One of my sons who dabbles in
electronics drops in there sometimes.
One of my TV's came from there, for about $75 I think, another from
a "thrift store" for $35. These are 27" cable-ready and work
perfectly, with very good pictures. Add @$10 for universal remotes
and you're good to go.
With our cable we don't need converter boxes.
So if you miss picking these TV's off the curb, you might check the
"pawn shops."

--Vic

[MSfo...@mcpmail.com]

Sure it will work, but does that make it cheap? I have not done a
comparison on power with the new TV's versus a CRT, but I did before
purchasing this monitor. The new monitor uses 35W and the old one used
275W. By the time the warranty is up on the new monitor, it will have
saved the price compared to what the old tube used. I pitched it like
an old TV.

[Seerialmom]

I don't know if I'd trust a TV something put on the curb (due to
possible damage on the way to aforementioned curb), but Craigslist and
most thrift stores have ton's o' CRT TV's right now, very cheap. If
you don't mind lugging in a 150lb TV you could definitely get a
decent 37in TV that'll work just fine with a converter, cable or
satellite dish (some might not even need that, depending on when they
were made).

[Elesee]

On Dec 26, 10:11 am, James <j0069b...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I see many good TV's on curbs ...

Because a converter costs money for a dubious "improvement"; because
they take up more space than a flat-screen, and the big ones require
real muscle to move; but, mostly, because, if one prefers wide-screen,
HD sound, Blu-Ray, etc., it can't be had with a CRT 4:3 TV. But, a CRT
could serve well in a garage, patio; and if it breaks, nothing to
worry about except getting rid of it--here, you'd have to lug it to
the dump, and pay them to dispose of it. But, you could donate the
converter to a digital-deprived TV watcher after you switch to 100%
digital. Best thing about free TVs is that they're free, and that's
not to be sneezed at.

[meow...@care2.com]

MSfort...@mcpmail.com wrote:
> James wrote:

Most CRT monitors eat more like 70w, and even with extensive use the
extra power they eat compared to an LCD is only a small fraction of
the cost of going LCD. TV power use is similar - you'd need a real
monster to eat 275w, and even then that would most likely be max power
at cinema volume levels rather than mean power, so the wrong figure
for comparison.

NT

[MSfo...@mcpmail.com]

I have a stack of CRTs here and not one under 250W. No, I do not have
any 12" Apple 2e models though.

[TKM]

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But do check the wattage. A plasma flat-screen TV can use 200-400 watts.

TKM