I don't think you can get a TV or monitor that is not made in China, but someone please tell me I'm wrong.
On Fri, 31 May 2019 at 09:54, James Knott via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > On 2019-05-31 09:33 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > So: before 2015, Sharp was an interesting brand. > > Now: it is a low-end brand (often with good value for money). > > Future: who knows. > > But: there have been real improvements technology over that same time > > period, so a new Sharp TV might be better than an old Sharp TV. > > > > This is another example of how branding can mean something and then > > stop meaning what one thought it did. > > > > Power reduction: interesting. Standby or operating power? I wonder > > why? Fluorescent backlight vs LED? How old was your old one? > > > > I intend to buy a much better monitor (which might be a TV). The > > thing is that (1) I'm cheap, and (2) my idea of "much better" is alway > > coming soon but never here. > > My old set was just over 10 years old. It had fluorescent back light. > The new set, despite a slightly larger screen, is a bit smaller, > certainly thinner, than the old one. I agree about what's happening to > the tech companies. You may see some low end sets from RCA or > Westinghouse. Of course, those have absolutely nothing to do with the > companies that were behind those names for so many years. In fact, RCA > & subsidiary the NBC network, were largely responsible for the > development of the NTSC standard, which was the HDTV of it's day. > > > --- > Talk Mailing List > talk@gtalug.org > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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