Fix it or Ditch it?

[MikePA]

LCD TVs still cost significantly more for the same size, in fact they are just now making them bigger at all. On advantage to LCD is they seem to have less glare, although I can say the glare is not that much of a problem on the plasma because the image is so bright. The plasma also has a very wide viewing angle.

If I recall correctly from when I was researching, LCDs also weigh less and produce less heat when compared to plasma.

 

[shvl73]

I've got a 60" projection I bought this past winter. I was also looking at the plasma/lcd units but, Sams club had a steal of a deal and I jumped on it. After 7 months and I've watched it maybe 10 hours, I called Direct TV and cancelled. Should've never bought it. The tv is just fine, I just don't watch tv much anymore and "we" never want to watch the same shows anyway.

 

[milkman]

goodoleboy, I know, I don't want to throw it away either, it's only 5yrs. old and I expected it to last twice that long. I'm slowly learning about the new fangled stuff, the new Frigidaire lasted 3 yrs. and the compressor went out, and the new compressor is only warrantied 90 days, Harbor Freight stuff lasts longer than this name brand stuff.
Mike, if this turns out to be crazy expensive and we have to ditch it, we'll go with the LCD, the only thing I hate about that is, if we hang it, we have to redo that whole side of the room, hide the wires and buy a horizontal component cabinet, if we don't hang it, we have to have a horizontal component stand to set it on, and no telling what else to finish out that wall and then the wall hanging is going to need updating and the curtains just don't look right with the new wall hanging, and THERE GOES EVERY LAST SHREAD OF A CHANCE AT A NEW RTV $^*(&*&^)_)*( sorry for yelling.

Dish man is supposed to be here tomorrow to fix the satellite so we'll at least have one TV.

 

[milkman]

I learned today that my satellite box in another room went bad, the tech said could have been hit, went to get into the hottub and noticed it was cold, checked the breaker box and it was tripped, I tried to reset and twice it tripped again, won't reset. I'm beginning to think that either the 26th or the 27th of June storms may have had something to do with all this.