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You people need to lift some weight.
A 200lbs. plus tv should be easy for a normal guy
It's not the weight, it's getting a good grip on these sets is what is tricky.
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It's not the weight, it's getting a good grip on these sets is what is tricky.
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You people need to lift some weight.
A 200lbs. plus tv should be easy for a normal guy
Its 3 ft by 3 ft roughly. incredibly akward to grab and move. 2 people even can do it easily. But alone I could carry it but srairs, where impossible.
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It is what I noticed with my Trinitron. The entire case is round with no real place to grip, even with multiple people. And all the weight is at the front of the set.
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Yep, I am right there with you. On my WEGA, it takes two people to lift even with side handles. The weight distribution is so off, that no matter how you pick it up, you will be straining to keep it from tipping forward.
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How about you read those last couple pages? Seems like all is good with them, i think wes and aaron posted up their findings
Edit: there is this thread also
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showt...RGB-240p-digital-video-and-more!!-Mega-thread
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Being curious I looked up the info on my TV It's a 36" Sony that weighs 236lbs. Sucks ass to move to be sure. Its hard to get it through doorways and such and you need two people to have any hope of safety.
Also, I'm going to go on a rant now for no reason.
One of the things I've noticed (not so much here) a lot of people saying about having the old TV sets for gaming is that they just don't have the room.
So it seems somehow over the last decade or so all the homes in America just got smaller so that you can't fit one of these in them any more. I always thought that was a shitty excuse, we've had big TVs in our homes for over four decades and somehow now just don't have the room for them.
Well, I suppose you don't when you have a big flat screen. Where the old tube used to be. It's not as much about room as it is about priority. We had TV's in our bedrooms, living rooms, hell even those little tube sets in the kitchens under the counter or on the fridge. Though when people started swapping them out, it wasn't a lack of room, so much as it was We used to use the old tube in the living room for all the gaming but now that its been replaced by the new tech, well times changed.. suddenly we don't have any room.
Bullshit. People just don't want the old TV's or otherwise they would have room for them. All the people saying If I had room for one I would have one for gaming are just spouting off shit. Because, Well they do have the room, in their living room where that flat panel is. Oh well, more crt's for us I guess.
Also, I'm going to go on a rant now for no reason.
One of the things I've noticed (not so much here) a lot of people saying about having the old TV sets for gaming is that they just don't have the room.
So it seems somehow over the last decade or so all the homes in America just got smaller so that you can't fit one of these in them any more. I always thought that was a shitty excuse, we've had big TVs in our homes for over four decades and somehow now just don't have the room for them.
Well, I suppose you don't when you have a big flat screen. Where the old tube used to be. It's not as much about room as it is about priority. We had TV's in our bedrooms, living rooms, hell even those little tube sets in the kitchens under the counter or on the fridge. Though when people started swapping them out, it wasn't a lack of room, so much as it was We used to use the old tube in the living room for all the gaming but now that its been replaced by the new tech, well times changed.. suddenly we don't have any room.
Bullshit. People just don't want the old TV's or otherwise they would have room for them. All the people saying If I had room for one I would have one for gaming are just spouting off shit. Because, Well they do have the room, in their living room where that flat panel is. Oh well, more crt's for us I guess.
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True. People are making room for the new so the old has to go.
And I recently tried to donate a flat screen crt like tv samsung I think, and the local thrift stores are not taking them anymore because it costs money to dispose of them!!!
Are we as a soceity just throwing out old tech for the sake of the new? Especially for those of us that do have a need for it?
I think about it, and what it means to me, and I feel little down that people can so easily forget about the past...
And I recently tried to donate a flat screen crt like tv samsung I think, and the local thrift stores are not taking them anymore because it costs money to dispose of them!!!
Are we as a soceity just throwing out old tech for the sake of the new? Especially for those of us that do have a need for it?
I think about it, and what it means to me, and I feel little down that people can so easily forget about the past...
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Is that slang for you changed rooms with it?
I cannot agree more, and yes it takes space, but with some creativity and in my case organizing more my room was essential. Now i just need a remote to remove the video1 display 
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I cannot agree more, and yes it takes space, but with some creativity and in my case organizing more my room was essential. Now i just need a remote to remove the video1 display
Check local thrift stores if your having trouble. If no luck ill mail you on from my local bargain bin!
I'll do that!! Thx
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After reading this thread, I was convinced to get a CRT back in the house, so I found this old trinitron. I needed help to bring it but I now have the same feeling as before!!
Thx guys
Congrats! I was in the same place very recently, and it's a really good feeling to re-discover an old CRT. If your Trinitron can handle more than composite, you should look into making the most out of it. I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised! I have my Samsung CRT taking in RGB through component and I still can't quite believe it can output this kind of image quality.
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Consumer trinitrons are the way to go. Get a big fat 36 and take off your glasses.
Congrats! I was in the same place very recently, and it's a really good feeling to re-discover an old CRT. If your Trinitron can handle more than composite, you should look into making the most out of it. I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised! I have my Samsung CRT taking in RGB through component and I still can't quite believe it can output this kind of image quality.
Yeah, it doesn't take rgb but S-video, which is how my AES is connected currently. its pretty decent though!
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After reading this thread, I was convinced to get a CRT back in the house, so I found this old trinitron. I needed help to bring it but I now have the same feeling as before!!
Thx guys
Now just wait, seeing as how you've got the TV, it's just a short step away for you to start collecting laserdiscs and VHS tapes to watch on it.
I actually spend more hours watching my old CRT, than I do my 4k jobby.