Sunday, November 27, 2022

Maximum TV

 


LG C2 Series 83-Inch Class OLED, Gallery Edition Smart TV, AI-Powered 4K TV


I remember vacuum tube TV, and pulling tubes from the back and taking them down to the local Thrifty store to test.   The world has changed.  Still have a few old vacuum tubes.  Wonder if they're worth anything?


13 comments:

  1. Only 40 watts! My 50 inch plasma is 500 watts!

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  2. Depends. IF they're specialty/premium audio (EL86, etc), stick 'em on Etsy. A used matched pair beats a dead set...you might be surprised by what you can get.

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  3. 'cept for the popcorn and large size Rasinets nobody wants to go to the movie theatre anymore

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  4. Those tubes continue to increase in value.

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  5. TV... distractions for the sheep before the slaughter.

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  6. Yup. People collect vacuum tubes. Check ebay.

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  7. I still build vacuum tube amplifiers. Commenting on Blogger is a pain - if even possible

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  8. Don't ask us, ask your smart TV

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  9. We used to take them to the grocery store tester.

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    1. I have a vague recollection of taking them to a 7-11 to run them on a tester when I was a kid.

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  10. Modern TV remotes lack numbers making it difficult to watch OTA channels.
    If those tubes are EL86 I'll give you $100 each for em.

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  11. they made great spacecraft when one supplied imagination.

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  12. 12AX7's are still popular for pre-amps.

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