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Posted by Peter H. Coffin on 10/14/06 17:47
On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:59:04 GMT, Impmon wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:50:10 -0700, "Michael T."
><anonymous@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Has anyone else heard of this possibility?
>
> If the TV does not have AV or S-Video input, the TV is too old and you
> may have a luck with a $20 RF modulator that converts AV signal to RF
> for cable/antenna input.
>
> Considering the current TV is going out, it is probably a good idea to
> invest in a new TV that are HDTV ready for when the current NTSC
> signal is discontinued in about 2 years
30" CRT HDTV 4:3 = $600*
32" CRT SDTV 4:3 = $300*
That's an unreasonable increase in cost for something someone may or may
not even have an interest in.
Yes, I realize that there are development costs to recover in the HD
set. But why should I (or the neighbor) pay those development costs when
we don't care about them? The won't matter for someone's DVDs of SD
shows.
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* http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat95100050007&type=category?id=pcmcat95100050007&type=category
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