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Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV
Who thinks you are a hypocrite, and why? I do not understand.
Quite a few digital-tuner CRT TVs were made. The higher-priced ones were widescreen HD sets such as the Sony KD-34XBR960 that have HDMI inputs. There were also low-priced 4:3 non-HD sets sold up until a year or two ago, at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and other stores. 13-inch digital TVs were available for less than US$100 at these stores.
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My family thinks that I'm a hypocrite because I have an interest in vintage electronics but still use an LCD TV and laptop computer at the same time. However, many of you guys own at least one non-CRT TV (or did at some time) and obviously all of you use either a PC or laptop. Therefore, personally I don't believe that I'm being hypocritical, but apparently from the perspective of my family, you can't like 1960's/1970's TV sets and still watch an LCD TV or you can't like 1960's/1970's manual typewriters and still use the laptop recreationally. They neglect to see that I'm one of those collectors that likes to look forward to the future of technology but simultaneously remember the past by owning both new and old pieces of technology.
For example, when I move in a couple years, I want to live in a used home built in the mid- to late-1900's (so about 1950-1970); however, it would be impractical to use ALL of the original appliances (considering that they are all still there and haven't been replaced) because chances are good that they aren't working properly and honestly, I have no idea how to fix a stove or oven from the 1960's. In that case, I would either find someone who knew how to fix it or unfortunately have to replace it. Yet, maybe I would keep the 1960's wallpaper in the kitchen or the nice console TV sitting in the living room, something to help maintain the originality and spirit of the home. I would need to incorporate new things into an old house while at the same time remembering what the house once was by keeping some things the same.
12-22-2010, 06:19 PM
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