As photograhers, which type of TV do you want/own?

[Lawrence A.]

I got rid of my cable TV about 10 months ago, never bothered to get a digital converter box, and am loving being without any TV at all. For the occasional DVD movie I watch, the thrift store 25 inch Zenith does just fine. If I had serious money to spend it would be for a high end monitor to process digital photos and scanned negatives. Now THAT, I would like.

[shadowgun]

They don't call TVs the "idiot box" for no reason.

[pete hogan]

Happy to acknowledge that I like many of the shows on TV, and I watch them regularly. Technically, our LED unit produces a big, bright, and wonderful picture. It really doesn't need to be any better than this.

As for TV content, some of it is pretty poor, but there are lots of interesting examples with high quality.

[ramosa]

we have two samsung LCDs, but they get used much, much less with each month, each year ... to a current point of near disuse. that said, samsung makes fine TVs, among the best.

[burancap]

Originally Posted by Doug

I'm surprised at the major rejection of TV shown in this thread... interesting for a visually-oriented group!

DITTO.

However, my other active forum is A/V and discussion of cameras/photography is off limits!

[Mimoore54]

Black and white is the true TV medium. ... analogue, of course.

[ChrisPlatt]

My current set is a Proton 37" LCD. In the 1990's I owned a Proton 31" CRT.
I went through some lesser brands in between.
Proton had the best picture then, and still does.

It's quite fashionable to rag on TV, and has been for 50+ years. FWIW I agree, mostly.
But there is still plenty of good programming out there if you care to seek it out.
And plenty of great small and independent movies...

Chris

[goodtimes]

At home we have a single CRT TV, Samsung brand. Bought it in the american BX 9 years ago, still strong

The best program I can watch on it is a blank blue screen that I use for calibrating those high shutter speeds, anything above 1/30th !
I have collected a few spares for free so I'm not ready to get rid of CRTs...
My wife is pushing for a TV with an HDMI connector though.

[Adanac]

Originally Posted by ChrisPlatt

It's quite fashionable to rag on TV, and has been for 50+ years.

When I was a no-TV watching marathon running tree-hugging vegetarian I hope I wasn't insufferable about /my/ choices.

But there is still plenty of good programming out there if you care to seek it out. And plenty of great small and independent movies...

Absolutely. While I hardly ever watch regular network TV, there's tons of excellent documentaries and movies out there on cable or on the internet to choose from. Ours doesn't get used every day, sometimes not even every week except for a peek at the local news before bed, but when we do sit down to watch I admit to still being amazed at just how good HD content looks on a good set.

Oh, and they are fabulous for displaying photos when you want to "treat" your guests to your entire digital archive in one setting.

[Trius]

Originally Posted by Adanac

but when we do sit down to watch I admit to still being amazed at just how good HD content looks on a good set.

Oasis HD on Bell is amazing, just stunning. Sometimes I think that my "puny" 50-inch set doesn't do it justice.

Then there's HNIC is HD ... apparently not to be seen this year.

[Adanac]

When we bought ours at the start of summer I was really looking forward to HNIC. Sigh.

For those of you who don't live north of the 49'th parallel in North America, HNIC = Hockey Night In Canada... a national institution.

[Trius]

Originally Posted by Adanac

When we bought ours at the start of summer I was really looking forward to HNIC. Sigh.

For those of you who don't live north of the 49'th parallel in North America, HNIC = Hockey Night In Canada... a national institution.

My wife is happy, I am heartbroken. I live south of the 49th, but I have my ways.

However to compensate I watched the Marlies thrash the Bulldogs on Sportsnet last night.

[Adanac]

A bright side... more time for photography this winter Trius!

[Trius]

True ... we're moving into a new to us house in a few weeks, with room for a real darkroom in the basement.

[Dwayneb9584]

I don't own a TV currently because I can't afford it in my cramped apartment here in Brooklyn. However, when I get the chance to watch, I take a gander in National Geographic, Science Channel, and CNN. Oh and Family Guy if I'm hanging with friends haha.