not with a bang but with a wimper

[cellio]

Our previous TV died in a lightning strike, with accompanying sounds and smells. That was, I think, ten years ago, and we've been thinking idle thoughts about upgrading the current one, but haven't because (1) it works fine and (2) it weighs 200 pounds and is on the second floor. (Ok, maybe not 200 pounds, but heavier than the two of us can lift, let alone carry down steps.)

Tonight I turned on the TV and got a click, a brief flash of white light, and then nothing. Tried the actual power switch in case it's the remote; tried unplugging and replugging in case something had gotten jostled loose. No dice. Swapped the batteries in the remote anyway just in case the physical switch has been dead for years (who'd know?). No dice.

Well that's inconvenient.

Off to research modern TVs, then. I guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow afternoon...

Comments

[loosecanon.livejournal.com]

TVs are often cheaply available the days after the Superbowl.
I am also very pleased with our Samsung.

You can likely get a CRT tv from someone moving to flatscreen for cheap or free.

[cellio]

Fortunately there is a 30-day price guarantee. Otherwise, I told the guy, I'd be back the day after the Superbowl. Thanks for the tip.

I've been feeling a little challenged with smaller details (like subtitles) on the recently-expired TV, so wouldn't want anything smaller -- and wouldn't want to carry a larger CRT up the stairs. :-) We've been thinking about upgrading to HD and flatscreen for a while, but couldn't justify it while the old set worked fine.

[loosecanon.livejournal.com]

Understood.
The savings come when purchasing tvs which were bought just to watch the game on, then returned.

Please be aware that the closed captions can be fiddly. I had some aggravation setting them up, the way they are sent changed recently.

[cellio]

Please be aware that the closed captions can be fiddly. I had some aggravation setting them up, the way they are sent changed recently.

Thanks for the warning. I'm just talking about regular old subtitles, though. My hearing's fine; I don't use close-captioning. But sometimes shows I watch -- or even the occasional entire movie -- have foreign-language dialogue, hence subtitles.