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Why are there no tube televisions anymore?

It’s funny when you come to think of it and compare video with audio. How come in the audio world discussions sometimes become intense, while there seem to be far less intense discussions in the TV & video realm?

With TV’s there’s no talk on tubes, transistors, analog, digital, vinyl, cables, power cords, heck we can even get ’audio’ fuses and -USB cables.

No one has a tube TV (while they really have a ’warmer’ image :) and very few people use a $400 power cord with their TV set. And while there are expensive HDMI cables on the market, the vast majority uses one below $50. And no one spends money on floor spacers to avoid cable vibrations.

Our eyes may even be far more sensitive than our ears ... yet discussions are far less intense. How come?


rudyb

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sandthemall
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New TVs are totally better. But what kinda sucks nowadays is that when the signal is interrupted, the picture is frozen or gone.

Where before it would just be fuzzy/snowy...and you still had a bit audio to help you along. You would rarely miss a critical moment. There have instances where signal is out for (super bowl) for the count.

Easy trade off though...4k looks great at 55".


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