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11-07-2008, 03:48 PM
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How to give away Mitsubishi's flagship 26" TV in 1988 for free...
It's a 1988 Mitsubishi CS-2671R 26" stereo TV with PIP, S-Video, and oak cabinet that I am trying to give away free as working and in excellent condition because I upgraded to the Mitsubishi CS-35X7. It retailed for over $2,000 new, and was the matching TV for HS-U70 S-VHS VCR, but people would rather take the lower-end ones that are newer, with no stereo, with inferior speakers, and with lower quality. Here in Los Angeles, CA, I think it's the worst place to give away CRTs, as most people living here are younger folks (mostly Hispanics) who are already screaming for flat-panels. The older folks, particularly whites, already moved out from Los Angeles 20 years ago due to white flight period and Watts riot. It's sitting on my truck bed right now, and it looks like it is in danger of being sent to e-waste this weekend. There's too much pressure here, young people hate CRTs, and I hate Los Angeles, of course... Any takers?
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11-07-2008, 03:50 PM
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11-07-2008, 04:23 PM
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Move to Mississippi and I'll take it, LOL! Seriously, I've had CRT TV's that I couldn't give away or had a heck of a time giving away. Some even got thrown away because I got tired of stepping over them. None, however, were as nice as what you have. I've even offered free TV's to burnout victims, the needy, etc. and they would still turn them down because they were not "modern enough".
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11-07-2008, 05:16 PM
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I'm 16 and if I had the room/was in California, I would snap it up.
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11-09-2008, 07:41 AM
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Funny coincidence... My girlfriend's parents had some kind of 2000-era POS 27" Wal-Fart set with a terrible picture. Not surprisingly, it crapped out.
A friend gave me a Mitsu set that sounds exactly like the one you describe, which I handed off to her parents. The picture was easily twice as sharp, with better color and sound than the Chinese shit-box that came before it. Her older brother (who is the type of tool that must have the latest gadget, biggest truck, etc.) saw it and immediately started complaining about how "old and crappy" it was because the cabinet was actual wood, rather then "modern" silver plastic. I asked if he'd be stepping up to the plate to get them a new one anytime soon. It quieted him down for a while. Later during a family get-together, he began to complain that the Mitsu set was broken and they needed a new one. "Mysteriously", someone had selected the wrong video input. He sure looked sad when I "fixed" it by pressing a button on the remote.  He doesn't even live at home, but kept badgering his parents to buy a new TV (they can ill afford one). They eventually caved-in and bought a "Digital Lifestyles"-brand flatscreen HD in a size that's ridiculous for the room. (Has anyone heard of this brand?) Needless to say, this also required an upgrade to digital cable. $$$ Now they have an enormous set, purchased on credit, that required a cable upgrade, which is so huge in a small room that you can practically see individual pixels. Ain't technology great? 
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From Captain Video, 1/4/2007 "It seems that Italian people are very prone to preserve antique stuff."
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11-09-2008, 01:01 PM
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Digital Lifestyles? Isn't that the brand that is sold on QVC and HSN? I wonder where it's made? I'll bet CHINA!
Your GF's brother would really pitch a fit if he saw some of the old TV's that we watch everyday! No relative of mine (or anyone else for that matter) is going to pressure me, guilt me into, or make me out to be stipid in order to get me to upgrade to "modern" equipment. If they try too hard, I'll just tell them to jump off a mountain. Every Mitsu TV that I've seen that worked properly had an outstanding picture. My only complaint with Mitsu TV's was that they used crappy electrolytics that would leak all over the place. Several years ago, I gave a friend a 26" late '80's or early '90's Mitsu TV housed in a woodgrain plastic case. My friend told me just the other day that it has the best picture of any TV in his house.
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11-09-2008, 01:59 PM
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Style obsolescence, is a subset of planned obsolescence. When an product is deemed useless simply because it doesn't look like a new product. Madison Avenue makes billions of dollars sending this message to every man, woman and child in the world.
Here is a quote from Wikipedia "Planned style obsolescence occurs when marketers change the styling of products so customers will purchase products more frequently. The style changes are designed to make owners of the old model feel "out of date". It is also designed to differentiate the product from the competition, thereby reducing price competition. One example of style obsolescence is the automobile industry, in which manufacturers typically make style changes every year or two. As the former CEO of General Motors Alfred P. Sloan stated in 1941, "Today the appearance of a motorcar is a most important factor in the selling end of the business—perhaps the most important factor— because everyone knows the car will run."
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