chingford Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Bought in 1992, our puir telly has gone on the blink: the tube is deid, hardly worth fixing. I'd hoped it might limp on till analogues expired. So what next? Televisions inhabit an area I've paid little attention to, of late, cos it wisnae a problem. I've zipped through all 12 pages of this e-Saints thread (!) cos I thought I recalled tv discussions in various postings - like when Div picked up Christian Dailly's 'expletives deleted' (through his telly's wizardry) - but I've not seen anyone eulogising about particular tellies. Ms Chingford seems to fancy a flat screen on the wall. We don't have Sky or Cable. Cable would be problematic fur oor hoose - so ignore that, but... ...are any of you kind, wise, intelligent, amazingly informed, topical as today, modern as tomorrow, StMirren supporters out there able to make good and sensible suggestions? About what kinda tv I should get next? Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothesay Saint Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 About what kinda tv I should get next? Go the whole hog and get yourself a ladyboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingford Posted August 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Go the whole hog and get yourself a ladyboy. Brilliant! Though the Boss may not agree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny P Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Go the whole hog and get yourself a ladyboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Move yourself up to the next level and get one with a 3 pin plug................. Don't you work in TV...................? A few innuendo miles there, if I'm not mistook................... And I'm not Barry's daughter.............................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 I presume you've a local ASDA................ They have many TVs from £80- £300 of all shapes and sizes and at certain points in time give you a free 3 guarantee...................... Our current living room model was a replacement for one purchased 2 years and 11 months before it genuinely screwed up and the kit available for £250 was a lot better nearly 3 years down the line............ Taking into account that the screen was broken from a fall in the back of my car on the journey to Govan, it was indeed money well spent all those moons ago................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingford Posted August 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 (edited) I presume you've a local ASDA................They have many TVs from £80- £300 of all shapes and sizes and at certain points in time give you a free 3 guarantee...................... Our current living room model was a replacement for one purchased 2 years and 11 months before it genuinely screwed up and the kit available for £250 was a lot better nearly 3 years down the line............ Taking into account that the screen was broken from a fall in the back of my car on the journey to Govan, it was indeed money well spent all those moons ago................. To be fair... the boss has now been on the Tesco website - and that's maybe becoming favourite. Don't know where my nearest Asda is, but will check their website, too. And I think flat screens (plasma, lcd etc) are now being chucked oot the windae as non starters cos they are "even more posey - and expensive" than she is... Phew! Edited August 30, 2004 by chingford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 And I think flat screens (plasma, lcd etc) are now being chucked oot the windae Were you the drummer in The Who.....................? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingford Posted August 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 (edited) Were you the drummer in The Who.....................? Who? Me? Naw. And no Them either. Edited August 30, 2004 by chingford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy1987 Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Get a telly with built-in Freeview. Hunners (well a few) channels and doesny cost ye a bean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom McB Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Widescreen is the biz- If you're using DVD films they look very good. If you're not now's the ideal time to persuade the significant other that you need a DVD player. 28" seems to be the minimum size- works well in our living room; actually, here in the Mearns it's the family room Asda et al do them at v good prices. Don't worry about digital- If you can't get cable and don't want to make Murdoch even richer then set top digital boxes are coming in at about fifty quid. Cheapest 42" Plasma screens I've seen are at Richer Sounds Sadly Mrs McB only raises her eyebrows in thatway when I mention that the price is falling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST SID Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 28" seems to be the minimum size- works well in our living room; actually, here in the Mearns it's the family room Half-way houses in Mearns The family room at Crappilow was very popular with Chris Norris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 TV numbs the mind and I would stop it all together,except for the childrens programmes Get your old piano dusted down Ching. I SAID............................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom McB Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Half-way houses in Mearns Aye- half way between Pishley and Weegieland- amazing that the houses retain their value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosyirdaddy Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 I can reveal that the flat screen ones on the wall as you suggested FJ are absolute excellent viewing quality, plus you can get the freeview channels on them. Only thing is they are totally fecking expensive... My mum & dad just got one and T.V. and labour to fit it was approx £4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorizaar Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 I can reveal that the flat screen ones on the wall as you suggested FJ are absolute excellent viewing quality, plus you can get the freeview channels on them. Only thing is they are totally fecking expensive... My mum & dad just got one and T.V. and labour to fit it was approx £4000 Obviously got more money than sense. The programmes on TV are just as s***e whether the TV costs £40 or £4000!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingford Posted August 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 I can reveal that the flat screen ones on the wall as you suggested FJ Uhmmm... what did FJ suggest, Whosyir? Cannae find it. Has he deleted his post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothesay Saint Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 He suggested banning all TVs so that people wouldn't find out the truth about Campbeltown tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosyirdaddy Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Uhmmm... what did FJ suggest, Whosyir?Cannae find it. Has he deleted his post? Sorry FJ... Oops Ching I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom McB Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 C'mon Ching, enlighten the masses, whit did ye get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingford Posted September 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 I got... the screwdrivers oot. Got up close and scrutinised and howked aroon, inside. Found a bit wi a hairline crack in the solder; anurra bit that looked singed. Got the phone and got the neighbour across the road - who's an ex-BT engineer with a big interest in building radios and computers and stuff like that. Got him to have a look at it. He got his brother who has charts of tv circuit boards. They got pretty certain that all that was NOT working was the bits that opunch out the vertical part of the picture and that if we got down the Romford Road there were shops that would get us replacement bits... that might work. We got down the Romford Road (Not a lot of people know that Big Arnie S. lived at No 355 for 3 years...!) and got wee bits for tvs. I watched, fascinated, to see how straightforward it is to replace wee fiddly circuits - if you know what you're doing and which bits to replace. The tv is back and working well (I obviously saw the Spain game and QUOM). I got out £20.00 to cover the parts and gave it to my neighbour (big spender!): he got embarrassed - cos we do some stuff for them - no charge. In short, what I got was... lucky. Until it definitely dies... ... but on the bright side, I now know to just - Get an ordinary, non-plasma, not necessarily flat-screen, digital tv out of one of the supermarket chains when I need to! So (final 'got') I've got to offer thanks for all input on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy1987 Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 We got down the Romford Road (Not a lot of people know that Big Arnie S. lived at No 355 for 3 years...!) Will he be back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biscuits Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 I take it the tv will be meeting with a "wee accident" with a tin of paint followed by a call to your insurance company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingford Posted September 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Now, THERE'S an idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy1987 Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Now, THERE'S an idea... Irn Bru. That's the stuff to use if you really want to f**k your TV up completely. Make sure it's not plugged in, pour some down the ventilation slots at the back. Then plug it in and stand WELL back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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