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Originally Posted by etype2
"I guess I'm the "op" that has been mentioned. I'm not sure what to say about the static concerning quoting me. I certainly don't mind. Frankly I didn't get what the problem was. Perhaps something was deleted. I don't know, but it didn't seem to make much sense.
Anyway, it seems that my thread drummed up a lot of interesting points of view and took off rather well here on page 7. I didn't really mean to compare to the flats and stuff that are to me apples to oranges. I really meant a comparison to later c.r.t. sets. I do agree though with at least one post that I read that the new stuff really doesn't look all that great. As far as a theater experience goes, I would rather take a night out to a theater than invest in one for my home...."
Your thread did receive much commentary. If I may say, in your original question, you did not limit the roundie comparison to later CRT sets. I believe you said in part:
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"I have always sort of liked having a working "roundie" color set around for decades now, but I'm not sure why really. I personally think that they can make as decent a picture as most anything else I have seen, but I also think that the flat screens everyone has gone nuts over don't look that great really. Or not great enough for me to spend the money that they at least once commanded at retail.
So this may be interesting. Do they actually make a better picture in any kind of way than later sets, or is it all nostalgia?"
I thought you were including flat panels in the comparison. As a fan of both technology's, I commented.
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Man, you are right. I didn't specifically limit anything really. Mostly, I wondered about the mystique of the "roundie" more than anything. What is it that makes them so special to people. I love them, but I don't really know why. I do think that the old crts made some really great and lifelike color, but I would like them if they didn't. In recent years people seem to have gone bonkers over them, so I thought it would be an interesting thread which it turned out to be.
If anyone chose to compare to the flats; that's fine with me. Really, I can't tell if someone got flamed for something that they said or what, but I see some anonymity that I don't understand. As the "OP" I say speak whatever is on your mind that is relevant to the topic. So if you are talking television, I guess you are within the confines of relevancy.
I really hope that nobody got insulted here. The thread seems to have moved on just fine. So enjoy it everyone...
