I need to buy a new TV
I currently have a 21" CRT job, which I would happily keep, but it is making a high pitched noise more and more often, and giving it a smack only works for so long...

Richer sounds have flat screens with a substantial amount of money off. The question is, do I buy now, after christmas in the sales, or when my TV actually dies?

I want to get the best bargain obviously
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:34, 85 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

After Chrimbo, in the sales
Your TV WILL die, and you might miss a bargain if you wait.
If the TV dies before Christmas, you'll have to get off your arse and fork out.

EDIt: Is it TV or tv?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:36, Reply)

We have a portable colour tv at my folk's place that still makes that noise twenty years after it started.
A satisfying thump on the case sorts it out.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:42, Reply)

Really?
Once I start thumping something I normally only get another month out of it.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:43, Reply)

Me too
That was certainly the case with my last girlfriend.


Hahahah Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:44, Reply)

Pfft!

( girlinthehole, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:45, Reply)

you weren't thumping her in the right places

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:46, Reply)

that's an old one though
whereas mine is probably about 5 years old, and as such will not take such abuse.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:46, Reply)

It's TV but really shouldn't be.
It should be T.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:43, Reply)

Yeah
but I thought I read somewhere that 'tv' was the closest to proper.
But I may have read it on a toilet wall in The North...
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:44, Reply)

surely 'telleh', up North?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:48, Reply)

Ah but I'm scouse.
We say 'telly' too.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

I'm not sure when you are telling me to buy it
...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:46, Reply)

D'you know what, having read that back
I haven't a fucking jar of glue myself.
What I think I meant was, try to wait until January, because bargains will be even better.
However, have some money set aside, and be prepared to buy sooner, should the television 'pass away' before that.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:48, Reply)

wouldn't even be considering it if we hadn't already got a reasonably substantial pot of savings already

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:51, Reply)

SMUG!!!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:52, Reply)

not really
we saved like motherfuckers for months in case the drop in house prices fucked our mortgage
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:54, Reply)

You're still smug that you're not screwed
Admit it.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:56, Reply)

more relieved than smug

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:57, Reply)

Ok, well now you can be smug that you've proven you weren't being smug
And I can go and sit in the corner and whistle Dixie.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:58, Reply)

I think you may be my favourite poster*
You have a way with words that I find eminently charming.



*even more so than that Athena 70's tennis bird scratching her arse one.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:09, Reply)

Even more than the man carrying tyres??
I'm so fucking honoured.
I'm going to listen to Wind Beneath my Wings.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:12, Reply)

I'm a BLOKE, love.
'Tyres man' never even registered a blip.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:20, Reply)

I bet he did
And the bare chested one holding the babby
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:30, Reply)

now
buy it now you consumer monkey, now!!

The entire world economy depends on you getting your wallet out beardy
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:41, Reply)

I
was planning on getting a nice flatscreen for the house next month, but have managed to botch my finances completely (forgot I had got a vacuum cleaner and wardrobe when working out the budget) so that'll be May / June time now :(
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:45, Reply)

unless you are gonna
be watching HD content, there is no need to buy into the HD carnival. A mate of mine picked up a stunning 32" Sony Wega CRT for £40 from gumtree, bargain of the year, considering it would have been about £1400 new. Will stand him in good stead for a few years until he is ready to take the HD plunge.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:41, Reply)

the trouble is
a 32" CRT is FUCKING MASSIVE. They stick out about 8ft at the back.

I'm not all that likely to be watching much in the way of HD stuff, I don't own, or intend to own a blu-ray player or an XBox 360 or PS3, but if I want a decent sized tv, I'd rather have a flat one
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:45, Reply)

True,
you can always hook up your computer to the telly though, and watch HD content like that. Bloody lovely, and effectively free. Nudge nudge.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

this is a very good point

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

I hate HD
It makes things look awful.
It exposes the awfulness of television.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:47, Reply)

that's more of a sign of a shit telly than anything else.
Good HD tellys upscale the content properly these days.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:22, Reply)

Oh really?
Because I was rond my mate's house and I was going red with embarrassment for how much you could see that people were acting and the sets were cack.
I mean it was true of the programmes he was watchign anyway, but it was sixty times worse. I went red.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:26, Reply)

I am in the exact same boat
Considering I casually watch a few films, few games of football and a little bit of Nerd-box 360, I don't see the need for a top of the range 42incher...

So I'm tempted for a cheap upgrade, some dirt cheap HD-ready type 32ish inch. Not particularly fussed but I am a bit embarassed sometimes when people/ladies* come round and see this 21" Amstrad monstrosity bought in the early 90's.

It's a reliable fucker though, dropped it, spilled drink on it, it's been to Edinburgh and back.. Marvellous!
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:47, Reply)

I watch almost everything on the computer nowadays
Probably about time I replaced the 22" CRT with a great big flat one.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

Richer sounds isn't the cheapest place around
but they generally have good quality pre this generation technology.

I know this doesn't answer your question.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

it is useful advice though
they happen to have the TVs that I had been considering at quite a discount at the moment though. and it is the closest TV shop to my house.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:51, Reply)

browse ebuyer, they've usually got some great deals.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:54, Reply)

good call
I buy all my computer stuff from there
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:55, Reply)

What's your budget?

(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:00, Reply)

that's part of what is making the decision hard
I don't have a budget as such

www.ebuyer.com/product/166889

that's the tv I'm thinking of. is about £350 from richer sounds at the moment
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:02, Reply)

it's not very pretty

(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:04, Reply)

it's pretty enough for me
my current tv is a big square silver box
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:05, Reply)

I much prefer silver tv's to black ones,
but they seem to be out of fashion at the moment.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:10, Reply)

I prefer black
all my other stuff is black, and so is the big fireplace next to where the TV goes, so it will blend in
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:14, Reply)

But you just had to stick your oar in, didn't you???

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:51, Reply)

Hell yeah

(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:53, Reply)

VAT goes back up on the 1st
So if you're going to get one in the sales get it by the 31st - it's only £2.50 per £100 that you will save but it is the principle as much as the cash!
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

Christmas Sales are normaly beter than New Year sales.
If you can afford it, go for it now, you'll get to watch all the good christmas telly when it comes out.

If you've not got any pre-pay telly, like Sky or Virgin, and don't intend on ever getting that, get a telly with FreeSat.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:54, Reply)

I got my telly from Richer Sounds, they're awesome.
And they sent me a tenner for pimping them on twitter.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:55, Reply)

I've got Freeview upstairs now
But I have to watch things in Welsh until we get a proper aerial point.
Or I could learn Welsh...
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:55, Reply)

Oh man, I wish I could watch How I Meet Your Mother in welsh.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:01, Reply)

It would be too sexy
they'd have to put it on after the watershed
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:02, Reply)

OHMYGOODNESS !
I just double checked to see if Falicia Day was Lilly, and it's someone else, it's Alyson Hannigan ! I've been stalking the wrong person.

Ooooo Alyson Hannigan, one day, my love, my sweet love, I'll find a girl just like you.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:07, Reply)

Ew I'm not loving Felicia Day!
Alyson Hannigan is where it's at.
So is Cobie Smulders.
So is Josh Radnor.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:11, Reply)

Felicia day is awesome,
especially in the guild and Dr Horrible.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:12, Reply)

I only had a quick look
But she scared me a bit.
Maybe I'll look again in a bit.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:15, Reply)

She's like a sexy librarian.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:24, Reply)

No lad
That'd be me
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:26, Reply)

Cobie Smulders is drop dead gorgeous
*drools*
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:13, Reply)

Brunette, good strong nose
Where it's AT. Like Erin O'Connor.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:16, Reply)

*high fives*

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:18, Reply)

You *nose* it

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:27, Reply)

All the good looking people, minus myself, are in HIMYM

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:23, Reply)

you talk sense
we've got virgin, and will have for some time, so that's not an issue
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:56, Reply)

Get a "1080p" one with at least 3 HDMI ports.
It's worth spending a bit more for that, as it futureproofs the whole thing for the next 10 years or soo.

The only reason for holding back these days is this '3D' thing they're bringing out next year, but the examples of it that I've seen are rubbish.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:03, Reply)

I think your wise advice has made my decision
just need to see if richer sounds have one in stock
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:06, Reply)

I have a mate
who worked until recently for Sky. They are OBSESSED with 3D TV but acknowledge that until the need for silly glasses is removed it will remain strictly a novelty.

Do you really want to watch EastEnders in 3D?

Or even at all?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:13, Reply)

3D is only good for kids' film at the cinema.
That Channel4 3D was pony.
It hurt my eyes and looked like a collage.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:17, Reply)

couldn't agree more
why have you suddenly started using lots of rhyming slang?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:19, Reply)

I always use rhyming slang
But I thought that ^ was the first instance today.
My dad taught me loads when I was a kid. My favourite is handing someone a drink and saying "Here, get that down your Gregory Peck."
That's my absolute favourite.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:32, Reply)

you said "jar of glue" earlier
which I quite liked.

gregory peck is a good one :-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:38, Reply)

Goodness, so I did!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:40, Reply)

I've seen the tellys without glasses, they're really shit.
In a typical scene, it takes about a minuite to realise it's 3D, and by then it's changed.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:25, Reply)

Wait until it dies
Alternatively, get it fixed.

The problem is probably to do with the flyback transformer, a dry joint or loose connection (given that a thump helps it). Television repair men are thin on the ground these days, but you should be able to find someone who'll put a dab of solder on the right place for you.

/thrifty Scot

Anyway, a new LCD television just shows up all the shitty digital artefacts from the compression process. A CRT is much nicer to watch, IMHO.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:03, Reply)

I agree
but I want a bigger tv anyway. mine cost me £150 in the first place so has had a great innings.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:06, Reply)

I've just worked out what a CRT is
Mine is one of those, and the back of it looks like a garage.
All my family laugh at me, but it works just fine.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:07, Reply)

'Crap Rubbish Telleh'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:15, Reply)

Get out my fuckin ouse!
Go and sit in the coalplace with soap on your tongue
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:17, Reply)

If I were you
you would have spent the last 2 years umming and ahhing about LCD tv's and you would have been given 3 nice big CRT tv's from friends who had upgraded.

I know this is no help, but that's what would happen if I were you.

(get it in the new year sales)
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:25, Reply)

If you buy it new this is a good tip to help you haggle

When the slimy salesman stop offering money all is not lost, he will probably offer you an extended warranty.

You don't want this; however the salesman will get commission on selling it. Therefore you say, "Well if I take the warranty will you give me an extra £50 off?"

He'll say yes and you do the deal.

Your statutory rights allow you to cancel any extended warranties within 2 weeks of purchase, so you simply go home, cancel the warranty and spend the £50 you saved on crack whores, everyone's a winner...except the salesman who won't get his commission :p
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:34, Reply)

SOD IT VIP
Just get a luckeder turve that's ready for the huud
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:36, Reply)

that is about the only funny thing about phonejacker

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:40, Reply)

Butty bon bon is funny too
it is
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 14:42, Reply)