New Television
By Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23404)
United Kingdom
April 8, 2019 4:42am CST
Last weekend when my wife was away I happened to turn the television on. I was quite shocked how bad the picture was. When she returned I asked her how long it had been that bad she said oh for months. I asked her why she never said anything as I know she likes to watch television. She told me it was ok it can wait till next year.
Hmm no it can't and I set about researching different televisions to replace this one. There are so many different types of televisions available these days and massive sizes. They are not like the televisions of days gone by these days these are smart televisions. Oh boy they can do so much I was impressed. In the end I could not make up my mind which television to buy. As many of you know I rarely watch television so I called my son in law who is very tech savvy. I told him what I thought would be a good television and he agreed with me. So I ordered it and it was delivered last Wednesday. I wrote a post about waiting in all day for the thing to arrive!
The television is so thin and so light and it was so easy to install I am very impressed with my purchase and I even managed to watch a whole film without falling asleep although I dare say my grandchildren helped keep me awake during the film.
When I was a kid we had a television which only had three channels. BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. The first time I ever saw a colour television was on the day they landed on the moon. The colour quality was rubbish when I think of it as the whole thing looked purple to me. I remember running home to my parents very excited telling them one of our neighbours had a colour television and I watched Neil Armstrong land on the moon. Everything was purple! It was not long after we got our own colour television.
The contrasts in colour and speed of the television is incomparable to the early days not only that over 100 + Channels are available plus netlix and other pay to view sites. It connects to the mobile phone has internet installed on it oh my goodness it is amazing the difference.
My question to you is do you get overwhelmed by the choice of things available these days with all their permutations and gadgets attached to them?
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
9 Apr 19
We earlier had black and while TV in our home, before the introduction/advent of coloured TV. In India TV transmission was commercially started in 1969 and only one channel viz. Doordarshan (Government channel) used to be there. The coloured TV was introduced here in India in 1982 when Ninth Asian Games were held here. We have graduated from Black and White TV to colour TV, then to LCD, followed by LED TVs and now we could buy curved smart TVs.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
10 Apr 19
@garymarsh6 Yes, you are very right that our respective kids may not realize that we have traveled a lot in terms of progress and innovations in our life.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Apr 19
Things have moved on so much in our life time. Something I think kids do not realise but we have lived through the making of history on so many fronts!
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@florelway (23223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
8 Apr 19
Technology changes lifestyle, now you can watch lots of movies.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Apr 19
And fall asleep. I can't watch television it makes me sleep
@florelway (23223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
9 Apr 19
@garymarsh6 I can't sleep without television. It my sleep inducer lol
@xFiacre (12895)
• Ireland
8 Apr 19
@garymarsh6 I am well overwhelmed by all things tech. When I was growing up in Malawi TV was banned. Because the President didn’t want Malawians being corrupted by pictures of girls in miniskirts. He also banned long hair on men. It was quite the novelty to see TV in 1972 when we came back to Ireland. You will surely remember having to rise from the sofa to adjust the volume or change channels by twiddling knobs!
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@xFiacre (12895)
• Ireland
8 Apr 19
@garymarsh6 My kids are unsure if they should believe me when I tell them about the test card on TV, and that the National Anthem played at the end of transmission every night.
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 19
OH yes certainly do remember in fact I used to try to change channels thinking if I don't look at my hand no one else will notice me trying to turn it over.,It used to drive my father insane! LOL
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Apr 19
@garymarsh6 He even fell asleep in bed and I took charge of it, but he woke up and ripped it out of my hands!
@just4him (317013)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Apr 19
I love having more than three channels like the old days. I remember the confusion when I got my first smart TV. I had to call the company to get it set up. I'm not tech savvy, but I can get around if it isn't too technical. I soon had everything working as it should and I enjoy watching it every day. I don't have cable, but I do have a couple of streaming options, Netflix, Hulu, and Roku.
I hope you enjoy your new TV.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 19
Thanks it is quite exciting. I guess you just have to play around with it a bit until you acquaint yourself with all the different things on it,. OH yes there is so much choice these days we are indeed very lucky! Well compared to when we were youngsters but then we did not really watch that much TV as we were out playing all the time!
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@just4him (317013)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Apr 19
@garymarsh6 True, and I was subject to what my parents watched in the evening.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Apr 19
I am the same but my wife enjoys it. I rarely watch it hence when I saw how bad it was the other day decided it had to be changed.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 19
Thank you. It is she who watches it the most.
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@LadyDuck (469966)
• Switzerland
8 Apr 19
You were lucky when you were a kid Gary. The TV came in Italy that I was 5 years old, my father almost immediately bought one, but, with a small screen, black and white and Italy only had 1 Channel RAI 1. There is a very large choice now, hard to decide what to buy.
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@LadyDuck (469966)
• Switzerland
8 Apr 19
@garymarsh6 In our days, I agree there is too much choice.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
8 Apr 19
@garymarsh6 I am waiting to have ours down soon.Mike waits till the last minutes.lol
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 19
My wife did not want me to buy a new one but when I saw how bad the picture was it was a no brainer really!
@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
8 Apr 19
@garymarsh6
That is great that you have Netflix. I have a nice flatscreen TV and love it. I had no idea what kind to get so my technician helped me and we go along with Netflix. I could not figure out what air purifier to get so asked my technician to help me.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 19
Years ago I used to be very much into these things but these days there are far too many choices! Glad you have someone who is in the know!
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@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
8 Apr 19
@garymarsh6
Thanks and yes I am glad. He is a great person and so nice and kind too.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
9 Apr 19
I have sanyo smart tv I like it better than my old ones.
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@Michellekidwell (29363)
• Sonora, California
10 Apr 19
We have a smart tv here and a 4K we like them both! Both can connect to Netflix, Hulu and Prime!
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
8 Apr 19
we pulled out a VHS movie a while ago and attempted to watch it. Compared to DVDs it was horrible. I think it's kind of funny how spoiled we have gotten. I remember watching black-and-white tv (we didn't get a colour set until I was 6 or 7. I remember having to turn the attic antenna in an attempt to get a good picture. Sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't. I remember watching movies when the horizontal control wasn't working properly and the image was slowly and continuously rolling up the screen.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 19
Hahaha the agonies of our childhood. I recently saw a video on facebook of teenagers presented with a dial telephone. They had no clue how to use it. That made me laugh!
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
8 Apr 19
@garymarsh6 I saw that video as well. Technology has really moved ahead by leaps and bounds in the past 20 years or so.
@popciclecold (38242)
• United States
8 Apr 19
There are so many to choose from.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Apr 19
That is the trouble too much choice makes it harder to decide what to buy!
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
9 Apr 19
we used to have 3 channels too
i get more overwhelmed by game paddles and remotes.too many damn buttons.
i get more overwhelmed by game paddles and remotes.too many damn buttons.1 person likes this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Apr 19
Haha reminds me of playing a game with my son in law. I thought I had won he laughed and said you are still sitting on the start line! Hmm somehow I think gaming is not for me!
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@RasmaSandra (78947)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Apr 19
Enjoy your new TV now everything will look like it is right in front of you. I have nothing in my apartment that is too gadgety otherwise I would not know how to use it.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Apr 19
We are finding all sorts of things on it. I can even show the photos from my phone on the screen!
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
8 Apr 19
I'm older than you. Shopping nowadays can be overwhelming! Who needs all the stuff? Wherever you shop, everything is on offer in abundance. We live in an affluent society. If you go to the supermarket, you can spend ten minutes in front of the shelf where milk is stored. Fat/half fat/ no fat/with the taste of chocolate/vanilla/strawberry?
The idea behind this is that if you're given a choice, you choose. It's like a trap into which you fall. You don't need a certain product but if it is on offer, you take it.
I always write a list before I go to the supermarket and (nearly) always stick to it.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Apr 19
Yes it is a marketing ploy, I remember the first time we brought a group over from Belarus the interpreter came with me to the supermarket and stood for 10 minutes looking at all the different cereals available. She was mesmerised by the selection.
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
8 Apr 19
I am still a basic girl at heart. I do research when I am going to buy something like a new TV. There is so much out there, you can get lost in all the information. But, you have to know, who you can trust when you are researching anything.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Apr 19
OH yes and all other things too it is a smart television!
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