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LCD vs CRT Tv

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/lcd-vs-crt-tv.149086/

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bruce_batman Original post #1
Nov 22, 2011 at 7:21 PM
A tv repairman says lcd's are crap and will stop working within a year is that right???or he's just bluffing
skeletor
Nov 22, 2011 at 8:37 PM
the TV repairman is an IDIOT. :)
6x6
6x6 #3
Nov 22, 2011 at 8:43 PM
in my home and my relations ~30 lcd tv are woking. all are working between 1 year to 3 years without any singal failure
guru_urug
Nov 22, 2011 at 8:58 PM
depends on brand too. Stay away from mitashi, koryo and such tubelight brands ;)

Sony, Samsung, LG are the brands to stick to. They will last for a long time :)
Xbox
Xbox #5
Nov 22, 2011 at 9:06 PM
May that tv repairman would stop work within a year if he have this kind of idiotic ideas...
d6bmg
d6bmg #6
Nov 23, 2011 at 12:18 AM
May that tv repairman would stop work within a year if he have this kind of idiotic ideas...

:grin:

Real reason: because of lack of knowledge he is tv repairman. ;)
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Amit Beniwal #7
Nov 24, 2011 at 11:01 AM
No doubt CRT TV is cheap and repaireable and repair cost is less comparing to LCD TV. LCD parts are very expensive and some time not repaireable. LCD is only having LCD Panel, Display Card, Power Supply Circuit and LCD Body. If you LCD Screen goes faulty, never think about repair. !!!
GhorMaanas
Nov 25, 2011 at 8:52 AM
the repairman can be termed 'ignorant fool' not because he said that, but because he GENERALISED it. yes sure, many people have faced this issue of their LCD TV panel going kaput within an year (samsung, to name one of the brands), and again, gone are those days when TV manufacturers used to make TVs that could last 15-20 yrs or more. the tech is evolving rapidly, and the manufacturer wont like you to stick with just one LCD for long, which will be a dent to his business, and hence quality is being compromised for quantity. also, you wont get those 'truer-to-life' blacks, near-natural colours on an LCD TV which you get on a CRT TV, superfast response times, etc, BUT, the picture processing power, the contrast, the rich colour depth (though unnatural), multimedia interface, etc (and also energy savings) that you get with an LCD panel simply cant be ignored ! and yes, if you research properly and buy an LCD TV, use it with proper care, you can rest assured that its going to serve you well for quite some time to come.

and you have a better place at forums to get suggestions and discuss than heeding an ill-advise given by a TV repairman ;)
aroraanant
Dec 4, 2011 at 1:27 AM
CRT maintenance/repairing cost is way cheaper when compared to LCDs and also they have a longer life then CRTs but it is not like that the LCDs would last for only 1yr.
I totally agree with what Amit said above.
LCD need more care then CRT and one need to buy a LCD of good brand as brand matters a lot as said guru_urug