On Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:53:20 -0700, "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
wrote:
On 8/17/25 1:42 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
. . .
Using a computer monitor is certainly an option, but you would
probably want separate speakers as computer monitor speakers tend to
be really weak.
A tv's built-in speakers probably suck too.
The tv itself switches input. The tv's audio path outputs to a stereo.
I've got two speakers plus a subwoofer.
I do most of my TV watching on this 34 inch ultra wide
monitor since most of what I watch is either streaming or content I've >>>> downloaded. It works for me since I'm the only one watching, but I do
have a TV set to the side that I'll use when watching something live
from broadcast networks.
Is ultra wide 2.35:1 aspect ratio?
As for TVs I know when I was considering a new one LG kept coming to
the top. Though if you want to go cheaper then HiSense is a good
option. Of course if you go all out then Sony is likely the best for
their top of the line OLED TVs.
I've seen bad reviews of HiSense in the past. I wasn't thinking about
OLED but I could check it out.
Thanks to Melissa and shawn
Uh... Did you read the rest of this thread?!
who are you and why are you here?
If only you had kept making lists people would remember you.
LOL.
Good luck with your hunt. As was suggested in another post it may be
possible to fix your old TV if you want to go that route. I know I had
an old TV back around 2000 that was new at the time and kept switching
off when you first turned it on. If you then turned it on a second
time it would work fine. Turns out it was a bad chip that was easily
replaced once you lugged the TV (remember this was tube time) to a
repair shop. So maybe it's something similar where a chip is
overheating and causing your troubles.
Agreed but there are TVs that will work without being connected to the >Internet and then others that need to be connected. For me I have no
need to have my TV connected to the Internet.
No one will even attempt repairs on modern flat screen TVs. Haven't for
at least a decade. There aren't individual "parts" you can replace, its
all integrated.
dtravel@sonic.net deliver unto us this message:
No one will even attempt repairs on modern flat screen TVs. Haven't for >>at least a decade. There aren't individual "parts" you can replace, its >>all integrated.
Disposable culture sucks. I hope someone figures out a decent purpose
for all those landfills of old electronics.
Melissa Hollingsworth <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
dtravel@sonic.net deliver unto us this message:
No one will even attempt repairs on modern flat screen TVs. Haven't for >>at least a decade. There aren't individual "parts" you can replace, its >>all integrated.
Disposable culture sucks. I hope someone figures out a decent purpose
for all those landfills of old electronics.
There's nothing harmful to the environment about properly disposed of electronic waste. We know how to design landfills so nearby underground acquifers are not contaminated. Landfills that leak were improperly
designed and constructed.
We know how to avoid creating new Superfund sites.
ahk@chinet.com deliver unto us this message:
Melissa Hollingsworth <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
dtravel@sonic.net deliver unto us this message:
No one will even attempt repairs on modern flat screen TVs. Haven't for >>>>at least a decade. There aren't individual "parts" you can replace, its >>>>all integrated.
Disposable culture sucks. I hope someone figures out a decent purpose >>>for all those landfills of old electronics.
There's nothing harmful to the environment about properly disposed of >>electronic waste. We know how to design landfills so nearby underground >>acquifers are not contaminated. Landfills that leak were improperly >>designed and constructed.
We know how to avoid creating new Superfund sites.
That's good, but it doesn't make all the waste any better. People know
how to make items that last, but we no longer want that. Planned
obsolesence is like a subscription model for appliances.
We put up with it because new things are shiny.
Melissa Hollingsworth <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
dtravel@sonic.net deliver unto us this message:
No one will even attempt repairs on modern flat screen TVs. Haven't for >>> at least a decade. There aren't individual "parts" you can replace, its >>> all integrated.
Disposable culture sucks. I hope someone figures out a decent purpose
for all those landfills of old electronics.
There's nothing harmful to the environment about properly disposed of electronic waste. We know how to design landfills so nearby underground acquifers are not contaminated. Landfills that leak were improperly
designed and constructed.
We know how to avoid creating new Superfund sites.
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