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Re: dinosaur
It's not so weird, I actually have several. 
J
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"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
Re: dinosaur
I think my last one died about 5/6 years ago and has been replaced with an LCD. My parents have a 14" CRT in their bedroom that I won in a school competition in the 80s.
I think the biggest reason for having an LCD TV (other than taking up MUCH less space in your living room) is HDMI.
I think the biggest reason for having an LCD TV (other than taking up MUCH less space in your living room) is HDMI.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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oi ive got a crt tv... its called being eco friendly!!
actually im just too tight to buy a new one before our old one finally dies
actually im just too tight to buy a new one before our old one finally dies
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HDMI-Scart adaptors are available and fine for the Sony as it's only capable of 720p "HD" which, in all honesty, has far less impact on picture quality than the tube's refresh rate, in this case 100Hz. It was state of the art in its day and still gives an LCD a good fight on 720p material simply because its contrast ratio is, by the nature of the medium, vastly superior to any LCD though I'll concede gladly that image geometry can be more stable on an LCD set.
Then there are the two 7" subs that live in the sides of the neck section of the Sony's cabinet and the array of forward facing electrostatics to take care of the front and reflected surround sounds. I'm not fond of trailing cables, hence any further speakers are fed by my wall of boomboxes and a Linex fm gadget that transmits brilliantly all over the village
house.
When the Sony finally fails in a big way or the parts become scarce to find, then I'll go for a plasma (or LED as those should be available in large screen sizes by then), but only if I can't find another low hours Trinitron on the Bay of E.
Somehow, Lisa Rogers' fixtures & fittings just don't have the same warmth on an LCD.


Hang about chaps. How did we get from a Lisa Rogers-style intimate cast (OK Rich, sorry, of course it's an egg
.....) to tellies? Again?
Then there are the two 7" subs that live in the sides of the neck section of the Sony's cabinet and the array of forward facing electrostatics to take care of the front and reflected surround sounds. I'm not fond of trailing cables, hence any further speakers are fed by my wall of boomboxes and a Linex fm gadget that transmits brilliantly all over the village
When the Sony finally fails in a big way or the parts become scarce to find, then I'll go for a plasma (or LED as those should be available in large screen sizes by then), but only if I can't find another low hours Trinitron on the Bay of E.
Somehow, Lisa Rogers' fixtures & fittings just don't have the same warmth on an LCD.
rich. wrote:oi ive got a crt tv... its called being eco friendly!!
actually im just too tight to buy a new one before our old one finally dies
Hang about chaps. How did we get from a Lisa Rogers-style intimate cast (OK Rich, sorry, of course it's an egg
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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John - another vote for the good old Sony Trinitron, I bought mine back in 1982, and have only just stopped using it - and that was because it's in 5:4 format and I was sick of losing the edge of pictures (such as the score when watching sport) and my digi-box didn't allow me to re-size the picture to fit. There's nothing actually wrong with the telly itself, it still gives a superb quality picture and the sound, although only mono, is vastly superior to most of the sub-£400 flat screen models I looked at.
Hey ho - progress, eh?

Hey ho - progress, eh?
Some people are like Slinkies - they serve no useful purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs.
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ours is a toshiba telly, its 8 years old & the colours gone wonky...
anyway back to the original question, can anyone tell me what species it is/was
anyway back to the original question, can anyone tell me what species it is/was
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Human of course, or is it really not a pudcast, in which case it looks like the egg of the well known short-sighted dinosaur "Dyouthinkhesaurus?" 
J
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"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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It looks like the very rare 'Lesser Spotted Rhubarb Bucket Runner' to meanyway back to the original question, can anyone tell me what species it is/was
1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
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or his pet, Doyouthinkhesarus-RexJPB wrote:it looks like the egg of the well known short-sighted dinosaur "Dyouthinkhesaurus?"
However I suspect it is the even more common "bored-builder-makes-egg-from-plaster-arseorus".
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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TerryG wrote:...I suspect it is the even more common "bored-builder-makes-egg-from-plaster-arseorus".

And that right there is a perfect example of why we need a "ROFPMSL" emoticon on this site! Infantile yes, but please, Terry, with a cherry on top could we have such a thing?
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..