House passes digital TV bill with Dec. 2008 deadline

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by J_A_B

If you think my TV is bad, you should see my stereo entertainment center--it's from the 1950's and is fully enclosed in a wood cabinet, they make NOTHING like it these days.


J_A_B

and I bet the things amplifier has vacume tubes in it!  Can't beat those sometimes.

[Eagler]

you have to forgive JAB - he also thinks his 8-track Saturday Night Fever tape is the best sound around

[lazs2]

pretty much all I watch is DVD movies and such.  Will a HDTV make them any better?

lazs

[J_A_B]

"you have to forgive JAB - he also thinks his 8-track Saturday Night Fever tape is the best sound around"

I wouldn't be caught dead listening to disco.  A guy has to have some standards.  I've never actually seen an 8-track tape player.....as far as I'm concerned, those things are some sort of myth.

I do, however, have several dozen fairly old records, probably pre-war.  Some of the songs have names like "Washboard Blues".  I kid you not.

J_A_B

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Gunslinger
and I bet the things amplifier has vacume tubes in it!  Can't beat those sometimes.

Not only that but you could repair the damn things yourself.

I remember going with my father to "Radio Shack" or "Two Guys" with a bag full of tubes and testing them then replacing them.

and they lasted longer.

Back in the mid 60's (65-66) My Parents bought a new Zeinith TV that I took with me when I moved out and eventually turned over to my room mate when I got married back in 1983.
He had it for another 4 years. And it still worked when he finally trashed it.

Sure ya had to use a pair of pliers to grab the little metal post to change the channal because the dial had broken off. but it still worked fine.

I have yet to have another TV that has lasted me more then 5 years LOL

[Sandman]

Originally posted by lazs2
pretty much all I watch is DVD movies and such.  Will a HDTV make them any better?

lazs

I think the short answer is "Yes".

http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#2.9

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Not only that but you could repair the damn things yourself.

I remember going with my father to "Radio Shack" or "Two Guys" with a bag full of tubes and testing them then replacing them.

and they lasted longer.

Back in the mid 60's (65-66) My Parents bought a new Zeinith TV that I took with me when I moved out and eventually turned over to my room mate when I got married back in 1983.
He had it for another 4 years. And it still worked when he finally trashed it.

Sure ya had to use a pair of pliers to grab the little metal post to change the channal because the dial had broken off. but it still worked fine.

I have yet to have another TV that has lasted me more then 5 years LOL

It was the same thing with my parents Kenwood  cabinate stereo.  They bought it in 1965.  Sure enough the speakers (wich were made out of paper back then) wore out long ago but the unit works perfect except for the volume dial.  The pot behind it crackls a bit.  When you start this sucker up you can hear the tubes warming up and actually see them glow.  The sound quality is amazing.

[Eagler]

Originally posted by lazs2
pretty much all I watch is DVD movies and such.  Will a HDTV make them any better?

lazs

yes, if you watch them on a progressive scan dvd player in widescreen format

toss in a great surround sound and you'll never go to the movies again

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Movies? Who goes there anyway. That's like so 50's.

[lazs2]

I guess what I am trying to say is that I allready have a 62" mitsubishi and home theatre.   It Does not have HDTV.  I just wanted to know if I would get a better picture on my DVD's that I watch if I went to a HDTV.

lazs

[Mickey1992]

Anyone else own a handheld LCD TV?  I assume these are useless when the analog signal goes away?

[mora]

Yes.