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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2020 21:22:05 GMT
Probably.. I know Amstrad did a cheap 22” version for about £120 lol
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Post by Del Boy on Jun 3, 2020 21:43:11 GMT
Wow nice info Del! That’s unbelievable the prices now! ya wonder why I bought that video star on the drip!! Lol forgot to mention the dvds to rent from that video shop were £1.50 and a £1.00 so guess he was a wealthy chap!! I bought a Hitachi 21" flatscreen TV and a JVC video recorder for my bedroom when I was about 19 or 20 years old. I had to have them on finance as they came to several hundred pounds. I can't remember the exact amount but it was about 1989 and probably came to £700 or more! Steed Having checked Argos to the nearest date(winter 1987) the Hitachi 21" FST was £479.99. The JVC would have been around £500 then as VCRs wer 350 for cheap brands and 4 to 600 for the better stuff. Things were starting to come down by 1989 so £700 sounds about right for those two items. 1989 £700 - 2019 £1754.70! Are you still paying that off John ? blimey its a lot of dough for a young fella to splash out.  |
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Post by Dirty Epic on Jun 4, 2020 10:52:02 GMT
I bought a Hitachi 21" flatscreen TV and a JVC video recorder for my bedroom when I was about 19 or 20 years old. I had to have them on finance as they came to several hundred pounds. I can't remember the exact amount but it was about 1989 and probably came to £700 or more! Steed Having checked Argos to the nearest date(winter 1987) the Hitachi 21" FST was £479.99. The JVC would have been around £500 then as VCRs wer 350 for cheap brands and 4 to 600 for the better stuff. Things were starting to come down by 1989 so £700 sounds about right for those two items. 1989 £700 - 2019 £1754.70! Are you still paying that off John ? blimey its a lot of dough for a young fella to splash out. I once saw a GEC Colour TV (not sure on screen size assume 21-22") was listed as £335 in 1971 prices the equivalent of £5.5k now.  
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Post by Dirty Epic on Jun 4, 2020 10:53:29 GMT
Didn’t Toshiba make a big thing of building CRT televisions that had flat fronts? I seem to remember Alexi Sayle in the ads. Here's the one you're after 3L! 
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jun 4, 2020 15:16:15 GMT
That's a coincidence as just the other day I was watching Alexei Sayle's 'Ullo John Gotta New Motor?' on youtube. There's a version of it full of swear words that I won't post here as it's very strong. I remember there was a programme featuring Sayle in his cockney character taking to John McVicar ( Mc Vicar features on the cover of the single ) about cars, can't find it on youtube.
We used to have a Toshiba FST, I still have the brochure that came with it. It had 'pseudo stereo' & a soft eject for the remote control. A very good tv that lasted for years, when digital came along I had to get rid of it & I remember being dismayed by the big drop in picture & sound quality with the new digital tv, it looked & sounded crap compared to the Toshiba. The screen was obviously a lot bigger on the new tv & it took up less room but everything else was not an improvement.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Jun 4, 2020 20:42:29 GMT
...I remember being dismayed by the big drop in picture & sound quality with the new digital tv, it looked & sounded crap compared to the Toshiba. The screen was obviously a lot bigger on the new tv & it took up less room but everything else was not an improvement.
That's so true Tiger, the sound quality isn't up to scratch on some TVs. The goggle-box we have now has a soundbar underneath which isn't too harsh for general TV but when watching a DVD or Blu-Ray I switch the sound off and use an external amplifier and speakers. The difference in sound quality is huge and well worth the extra outlay. Sam. |
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Post by Del Boy on Jun 4, 2020 22:25:23 GMT
Spot on Arthur. I have said elsewhere on these hallowed pages that i was silly enough to pay 450 ish quid for a 17" LCD tv in 2003. It was part of a kitchen upgrade so I factored the cost into that. I really regretted it because it was not to put too finer point on it  Nowhere near as good picture quality as the 14" CRT it replaced. Because of that I kept my Mitsubishi 32" CRT until 2009 and then bought a Plasma as LCDs were not doing it for me and compared to many I still thought the CRT was better. The soundwise problem with the modern flat screen is the fact that they can't get any meaningful speakers into the slim unit. The speakers are nearly always facing backwards or downwards which affects sound quality adversely and requires you to use more volume. Many people have complaints that the tv volume is up high for the above reasons i mentioned. TV's these days are often wall mounted and so are pointing sound straight into the wall. My neighbours set is often heard through our party wall but i bet its at a reasonable volume the other side of the screen. Even a cheap soundbar will far outweigh the onboard sound with these modern t.v's and I find my midrange Polk adequate enough even for music. A word of warning about soundbars in that they don't seem to last long at all. I have had no more than 3 years out of a unit so always take out an extended guarantee. I've used it every time so far! Richer Sounds do a good deal where that is 10 percent of the purchase price. Soundbars are good but that said I'm voting with Sam in that no soundbar competes with an amp and speakers. |
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Post by Del Boy on Jun 4, 2020 22:32:31 GMT
After reading this thread again last night I dug out an old photo I had of my stereo that I'd bought as a 15 year old back in '77. I used it as a reminder of the components that I put together and had set up in my bedroom. It seemed to take forever but I'd saved my paper round money and to this day can still remember what I paid for each: Item
| Year | Cost Then | Year | Cost Now | Amplifier: Akai AM2200
| 1977 | £85 | 2019 | £532.09 | | Tuner: Akai AT2200 | 1977 | £85 | 2019 | £532.09 | | Cassette deck: Akai CS705D | 1977 | £105 | 2019 | £657.29 | | Turntable: Hitachi PS12 | 1977 | £60 | 2019 | £375.59 | | Speakers: Wharfedale Denton 2XP | 1977 | £45 | 2019 | £281.70 |
That's a grand total of £480 shelled out then equating to £2378.76 nowadays. Small wonder I didn't have very many albums at the time!  Sad to think that I had that setup for only three years before upgrading further.  Sam. Nice one Samuel. I missed this post you did on the last page. Found these vids of the Akai's in action. |
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jun 5, 2020 14:00:32 GMT
Interesting about the speakers on modern tv's Del. I use a good pair of headphones when I'm watching at night. I really resented having to get rid of the old tv as there was nothing wrong with it, I'd seen a plasma tv at a relative's house & was amazed how watery the picture looked in comparison. Another thing that bothers me about the JVC tv I have is that it takes ages ( well, about 10 seconds or so ) to come on, not sure if this is a fault or not.
I actually swapped my tv for parent's one as I discovered that with the one I bought you couldn't keep headphones plugged into the tv & swap between speakers & headphones, ie. if you wanted to listen on headphones you had to plug them in every time, whereas on my parent's one you can keep them plugged in permanently.
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Post by Del Boy on Jun 5, 2020 15:30:57 GMT
I haven't noticed slow reactions with any tv's we've had but my god my Panasonic Bluray takes a rudy age to turn on/off or eject  A lot of big names seem to have disappeared from the consumer tech business. You don't really see many items from JVC, Hitachi ,Toshiba etc these days. I know that Hitachi for example deal with large industrial contracts and build things like trains and medical equipment . |
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Nowhere near as good picture quality as the 14" CRT it replaced. Because of that I kept my Mitsubishi 32" CRT until 2009 and then bought a Plasma as LCDs were not doing it for me and compared to many I still thought the CRT was better.
