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In Reply to: Re: Budget 42in HDTV posted by Estes on November 23, 2006 at 13:36:24:
…........a CRT TV is easier to use and change channels than a flat screen TV? Sorry, I fail to see how this is so?I have both and the SAME factory remote operates both in the same way.
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Sox
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No...just that the seniors (75+) I have dealt with in the past, liked the fact the TV was flat, but were put off by the complexity of the remote, setup or the fact that the picture on SD material "looked" funny. They could not figure out how to make the adjustments. I did get a senior's remote from Weemote, that was helpful, but a few phone calls of "it's not working" changes your view.Of course everyone is different, but for seniors, I tend to think in terms, simple is better.
HaHA what would my parents think if they we called them seniors....:)
........As for complexity? I have a 106cm Panasonic Plasma & a Panasonic 86cm CRT and the remotes that came with each of them are identical. The set-up is identical.I have owned Panasonic, Fujitsu & Pioneer plasma screens. I can’t see how they are more difficult to operate than a CRT ?? In some cases they are identical?
I'm sorry, I just don't follow your logic?
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Sox
Ever hear of Dimentia or Alzheimer's? Mom started with the former and over a few years short progressed to the latter. She couldn't handle anything more complex than the old fashioned drum style tuners. She even forgot how to work her simple one button phone mate answering machine.I nursed her last TV set until she passed because you can't buy them anymore.
And, I hope you never have to watch your parents degenerate the way my Mom did. I somehow don't think you would call them dumb, would you?
Hi Markw*: I guess I was trying to make the point you made...
I went through something similar before my mother passed.Like you I was trying to point out that some seniors do not adapt well to new technology. Keep it simple was my point.
.....…………Previous poster?I have had a great deal to do with elderly people and people with disabilities my ENTIRE life. I don’t sell them short whatsoever – that’s what the other poster was doing.
I’m sorry for the loss of your mother and good on you for nursing her.
I’m not going to get into an argument over this. However, the broad-brush statement that seniors can’t cope with or operate a Plasma/LCD TV is absolute bullshit.
Have a good week.
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Sox
Yes, maybe they are dumber, or dumber when it comes to technology. The one bakes wonderful cookies, but don't know what to do if things go wrong ("its not working" means the screen is blank, because they picked a satellite channel that they do not subscribe to). But maybe your seniors are just brighter.But if you read my post, I am also saying they did not like the fact that the screen was not filled on SD material or it looks funny when it is streched to fill the screen.
All I am saying is keep it simple, especially if you are not there to do the hookup.
It is not my intention to start a flame war.
My parents arent seniors they are 52 and 54 and a crt is not an option it has to be either a lcd or plasma flat panel.
plasma or lcd aren't as nice as a crt.
53 and wouldn't touch a plasma or lcd or dlp.
CRT is picture quality no. 1.GTF
because a crt wont fit.
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..I know that has been the orthodoxy (that CRT PQ is tops) for a long time. I feel that the best plasmas throw a more holographic and chromatically rich image than even the best CRT's.And from a far more practical POV, the whole issue is essentially moot as CRT's are hardly being manufactured anymore and those that are are typically low end, "budget" affairs.
Face it, CRT's are today's betamax machines.
Say, bye bye CRT.
You were great but your time has passed.
*** I Feel Strongly Both Ways ***
Over realistic colors and image.
Poor black detail compaired to crt.
LCD with it's motion artifacts. DLP also.
Stuck pixles.
When I was shopping for a new TV I saw a Sharp Aquinos
at the PC Richards store with what looked like a pimple
on the canned fishtank picture on one of the fish.
The fish moved and the pimple remained.
A beautiful yellow-green spot close to the center of the picture.
Awful. Also not covered under any warrantee.
You would be stuck with that awful dot right near the middle
of the screen.
Fast action on LCD's & DLP's annoy me to no end with all the out
of focus image's.
To bad the crt is being replaced by a second rate product.GTF
CRT has the best blacks, but any other advantages are disappearing fast. They are seriously size limted, and CRT RPs have their own problems. LCOS beats it in most catagories,and come in decent sizes. Good plasmas are getting there, getting better and better every year. When buying a plasma, make sure the store has a good pixel policy, or a good return policy. The best ones, are a bit overpriced though.
Until DLPs get rid of the color wheel, I cannot watch them due to the rainbows.
Perhaps SED, if it ever happens, will be the best of all worlds (yea right).
Jack
Sized doesn't matter. I like to sit close anyway.GTF
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Yep, the old CRT is on its way out for sure.I am wondering if SED tv sets will make it to market & if they will be as good as promised?
I do think that some of the good crt look better than lcd, for example my Samsung TSL2795hf looks amazing on 1080i hdtv and 480p dvds, at least as good as an LcD. But where it really takes the cake is how nice it looks on SD digital cable channels, it is far better than either of my brother brand new Samsung lcd screens.
Also my dad is an electrical engineer so if it blows up its most likely he will fix it himself. But Im kinda hoping that any television they would buy would not blow up! Im not so sure name brands get you any more quality, alot of the time you are just paying extra for the name.
Quality, is in terms of things like power supply, which you cannot see, but make a difference in the long term. Most off brand tvs cut corners where you cannot see them.
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