not with a bang but with a wimper
Jan. 28th, 2012 10:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cellioOur 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...
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...
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Date: 2012-02-20 07:58 pm (UTC)When searching for a new flat-panel display, also check the screen refresh rate and the anti-blurring technology that comes with it. When