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Thread: Is this TV worth Buying? (Please help a young, ignorant kid) |
    
New member Username: Surrexi
Post Number: 1
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 03:26 am: |
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Im a young kid just going off to college, funds obviously are rather limited and I was in the market for a TV. I wanted somthing cheap so I checked eBay and found this TV only 20 Miles from my house.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Zenith-Big-Screen-TV-46-inch-NR_W0QQitemZ5795605314QQcategor yZ15079QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Is this a TV I could tune myself/would it cost a ton to have it professionaly fixed?
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
I hope my making this TV public knowledge (assuming its worth it) doesnt make others want it, heh.
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Bronze Member Username: Avernus
Post Number: 32
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 06:31 am: |
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I don't know if it will be worth the shipping costs....especially since it isn't HD capable and will probably be worthless to you in a year from now... |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 1396
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 10:25 am: |
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Zenith projection TVs have pathetic picture quality even when they are working properly. |
New member Username: Surrexi
Post Number: 2
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 02:33 pm: |
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I wouldnt have to get it shipped as its 20 miles away from me and Pick-up Only.
I dont really care if the quality isnt HD/LCD perfect, I just need somthing you can watch TV on and play the occasional video game.
If I can get this for $30 and fix it for less then $50 Ill be a happy person.
***I still need to know, can it be fixed? Could I do it myself? Typically whats wrong with it if the picture looks like that***
(Thanks for the feedback you left, but thats not really the kinda thing I care about right now) |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 1401
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 04:33 pm: |
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Good luck fixing anything on a projection TV for $50, not hardly. |
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| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 04:49 pm: |
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Eric,
Don't waste your time. It won't be cheap to fix and if you did fix it, you'll wish you spent the money on something better. |
New member Username: Surrexi
Post Number: 3
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Friday, August 05, 2005 - 03:02 am: |
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Grfunk, Good answer, thanks a ton.
I'd read a lot (including on this site) about various methods for fixing color convergence issues and Im a tech geek (I have a remote that opens my closet for godsakes) so I thought Id look into it.
Dave, you got some serious social issues to work out. |
Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 1405
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Friday, August 05, 2005 - 09:39 am: |
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You want to socialize, go visit a chat room. You can sugar coat it any way you want, it's the same in the end, the TVs a piece of crap. |
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