New Find! Monitor Material?

[Virgorising]

Hi.

Was running down the service stairwell on way out (no patience for elevator guy to come up), suddenly came upon Samsung TV I knew, LCD, 26".....knew it was working, picked it up, turned around, ran back up, brought it into in my nest.()

Samsung LN-R268W

First, along with my 39" LCD TV, I have my original 26" SHARP LCD TV, beautifully made, still perfect, and kinda like this new puppy.

I right off plugged in the new puppy (they threw out the power cord too), as expected, works perfectly, see below. So, I delved and downloaded the manual. Puppy has all the usual connectivity including HDMI (VGA of course, DVI, RCA, etc.). Says in manual , of course can use with PC, then says is 140W and highest resolution re PC is 1360 X 768.

It is also heavy, and, a bit too big for my carefully built workstation where my panel sits in an opening in my wall system.

Plus, my current panel, only 20" but works for me, is like 40 or just higher watts.

Anyone think I should use it as my PC monitor? I could do dual, but I have no need for dual.

note: current resolution on my current screen is set not much higher the the top PC potential for this puppy.

I LUV the throw aways via the often Wall St. people in this building!!!!! And so....do THE STAFF who use the service elevator during the day!:wub:

 

[Virgorising]

Update: Well, I got very excited finding the puppy as i ran down the stairs......was convinced it was meant to serve some purpose in my life. But using it as a monitor was cray cray in every way.

I did try to hook it up to this system, but, given I don't have the remote, I tried and tried to change the input using the buttons on the side of the unit.....and could not move down to any input options listed below TV using the CH buttons. Not sure why, but I tried a thousand times, with the premise I was missing sumthin. I sat there on the floor for like an HOUR trying to change the input with the side buttons. Very sad, right? Also......very me.

I just, naturally, wanted to get an actual visual to see if using it as monitor was in any way viable re resolution.

Too big, too heavy, resolution limitations. But still works very well as an HDTV.

I despise waste. I think throwing out good things in perfect condition is a sin. I also adore problem solving and inventing ways to use things in unconventional ways.

So, I think I will try find a worthy recipient and so, a good home. Everyone I know has cutting edge everything.

These older, HDTV LCD TVs were made soooo much better than anything now. Even the manuals are stunning and magnificently written, My similar circa original SHARP, the same.

Commerce has conditioned malleable consumers to conclude almost no bezel is cool. Truth is, it saves Mfgs a ton of money. A ton.

 

[nwo]

768p is not gonna look very pretty on a 26"

It will be like looking at your PC through dental magnification glasses :awe:

Great find though :thumbsup:

 

[Virgorising]

768p is not gonna look very pretty on a 26"

It will be like looking at your PC through dental magnification glasses :awe:

Great find though :thumbsup:

I know.:| Got that right off.....but feel how exciting it was to be running down the stairs and come upon this puppy just sitting there on the floor looking up at me, saying SAVE ME!!!!!!

"Dental magnification glass" way cute!:biggrin:

I notice, most of this building, I think, goes Apple.....and, so far, not ONCE have I ever found anything Apple.
I asked the staff....and none of them have either. They and I make this (Look wut I found! is way better than wut you found!) a competitive, INFANTILE, sporting event. I mean it. I am the only human who lives here who hunts when I have time, tho this puppy was just there, no hunting. One reason my real peeps in the building are two amazing guys on the Staff.

 

[Virgorising]

when u try dual monitor u never go to one back If u dont need second one , u just turn it off. Hardly wait for my third monitor
Its alot of space for working etc...

I believe you....but, for YOU. Remember, we are each unique!!!

I know a guy peripherally, manic eBay vendor dealing in collectibles, who sits all day before his system and his three monitors tracking stuff. His stuff, other peoples' stuff....STUFF. His eyes are wild. I am told he does very well.

One monitor is right for me. But this puppy is no way monitor material.:|

Maybe the cybergod will put an awesome 24" Dell monitor with good resolution in service stairwell B for me to find! Or someone nuts will throw out an Apple screen in fine working condition. U gotta admit, Apple makes faublous screens. Jimmy, who manages this building, also lives in it, owns half of it....has two gorgeous, 27" Apple screens in the street level office. I try to to steal them, but he always stops me.

He also only uses Optiplexes....with very special software, of course. One for him, one for our accountant.

 

[Virgorising]

WUT??

I just delved out of curiosity, and this puppy when new, was like $1,200. WUT? I could get a cutting edge, Optiplex MT....HASWELL, for that.

As I recall, my very similar, same size SHARP HDTV LCD was around $600 from Tiger Direct. HALF. But, I think that was after rebate.

Some things, I just do not understand.:'(

So sad I can't use it as a PC monitor.:| So sad I have no use for it for anything, actually. It's soooo pretty, and SO NOT FLIMSY. I despise flimsy.

 

[Hugh Jass]

So sad I can't use it as a PC monitor.:| So sad I have no use for it for anything, actually. It's soooo pretty, and SO NOT FLIMSY. I despise flimsy.

Send it to me...I'll put it to good use...I could use a small HDTV in my computer room.

 

[Virgorising]

Send it to me...I'll put it to good use...I could use a small HDTV in my computer room.

Hugh......I swear, I was thinking of offering! But puppy is HEAVY.....like over 30 pounds; would cost a lot to ship, must be packed perfectly in the right carton...plus, I checked, an OEM remote on ebay is $29.99. and I tried, Hugh....can't do that much with the buttons on the side, as I shared I learned the hard way...U need the remote and Samsung remotes are hugely proprietary I now get.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Remote-Cont...772?pt=US_Remote_Controls&hash=item4d0534f634

My BF said, go down to the floor U found it on, ring all the bells and ask where the remote is, and how dare they throw it out without the remote!()

This whole thing which initially thrilled me, is now depressing me.:'(
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Edit: http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/samsung-ln-r268w/4852-6482_7-31292238.html

Via the above:
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It means this TV has probably dropped in price to around $1000. I paid $1300 with a 4 year warranty and I think I got a good deal. "
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[Virgorising]

Any second now.....someone in this building will throw one of these out and I will find it running down the stairs. Or, running up the stairs, tho the latter would have to be purposeful hunting.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-24-HD...1773?pt=Computer_Monitors&hash=item3f31c93dbd

And yes, you can get cutting edge Optiplex MT with the i7 4770 for like $1,100 on sale. What crazy people gave for found puppy new.

I have now lost what little was left of my mind.
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Edit!

Holy mutha of insanity!!!! Look wut I just found on Craigslist! And.....WITHOUT THE STAND (and with a cheap remote which is not OEM)! Seriously??
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/ele/4369857371.html

 

[Zenmervolt]

Holy mutha of insanity!!!! Look wut I just found on Craigslist! And.....WITHOUT THE STAND (and with a cheap remote which is not OEM)! Seriously??
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/ele/4369857371.html

Actually, the remote in that Craigslist advertisement is the original remote. The one in the photo of the eBay listing you linked earlier is a much newer remote from a Samsung Smart TV that is backwards compatible with older Samsung TVs because Samsung still uses the same IR codes. If you look at the manual for the "found puppy" you'll see that the remote pictured in the owner's manual closely matches the one in that Craigslist ad, but looks nothing like the one in the eBay ad.

Also, the Craigslist TV is 1080p and appears to also have an ATSC tuner (which will allow it to accept OTA digital broadcast TV, something the "found puppy" cannot do since it still has only an analog receiver for the antenna input). The "found puppy" was new in 2005, a time when 480i CRTs dominated television set sales. It commanded a high price then because it represented a new technology. Today, its specs are surpassed by $200 models from off-brands like Coby. That's just how things work with bleeding-edge technology.

ZV

 

[Virgorising]

Actually, the remote in that Craigslist advertisement is the original remote. The one in the photo of the eBay listing you linked earlier is a much newer remote from a Samsung Smart TV that is backwards compatible with older Samsung TVs because Samsung still uses the same IR codes. If you look at the manual for the "found puppy" you'll see that the remote pictured in the owner's manual closely matches the one in that Craigslist ad, but looks nothing like the one in the eBay ad.

Also, the Craigslist TV is 1080p and appears to also have an ATSC tuner (which will allow it to accept OTA digital broadcast TV, something the "found puppy" cannot do since it still has only an analog receiver for the antenna input). The "found puppy" was new in 2005, a time when 480i CRTs dominated television set sales. It commanded a high price then because it represented a new technology. Today, its specs are surpassed by $200 models from off-brands like Coby. That's just how things work with bleeding-edge technology.

ZV

Wow. What a richly dense with esoteric data post! :wub:

In the PDF manual I downloaded, the P/N for the remote is BN59-00455A. I will now go back and look again re the illustration.

Now, what I am not understanding re yr offering, given the newly found puppy, very much like my original SHARP 26" LCD, has HDMI & DVI connectivity, and the usual Coaxial jack for cable, and is HD, how it can be analog?

I am clearly missing something, kindly explain!

And, if such units are so obsolete, why are they still going for what they are both on ebay and Craigslist?

Is it cause consumers (not I, tho) lust after mainly giant, cutting edge smart TVs with 3D/built in wi fi, etc. capability? Or a current curved TV? I am positive I did not hallucinate a curved one....concave. We saw a spot for it on cable.

Thanks so much for these data!!!:biggrin:
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PS: Now that I have uber genius TV guy here, I am going to put a link to a uTube video came upon while delving....cause I still do not accept I could not change the input with the buttons on the side of the unit to PC. OMG, check it out! This guy indicates this is an actual bug and shorts out a pin in the VGA plug!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYukzSUprM

 

[Virgorising]

Zenmervolt:

From the PDF manual:

And pls see this, this is identical to puppy I found. I believe it's a bit newer than you think, identical to the ones on Craigslist from that dealer....and I can't imagine the coaxial input does not accept digital and "only has an analog receiver." Pls share where you got that from?
http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/acc...268w-26-hd-ready-widescreen-flat-panel-lcd-tv

And this isn't some 4:3 unit, it is 16:9. While it says NTSC tuner, this is total HDTV and with the normal ratio for that and cutting edge inputs.

Do you mean some back in the day over the air broadcast signal? Nobody has used those forever, no? I am confused.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Zenmervolt:

From the PDF manual:

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The one on Criagslist lists it as a 1080p television. Samsung used the same bezel shape on several models, both 1080p and 720p (the latter actually having 1366x768 panels for manufacturing reasons, something that's actually very common for "720p" televisions). Just because they look similar doesn't mean they're identical. The remote in the Criagslist ad is almost exactly identical to the one in the manual I linked for your TV, and also to the one in the image you've posted. The eBay remote is simply not the remote that came with the TV.

And pls see this, this is identical to puppy I found. I believe it's a bit newer than you think, identical to the ones on Craigslist from that dealer....and I can't imagine the coaxial input does not accept digital and "only has an analog receiver." Pls share where you got that from?
http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/acc...268w-26-hd-ready-widescreen-flat-panel-lcd-tv

And this isn't some 4:3 unit, it is 16:9. While it says NTSC tuner, this is total HDTV and with the normal ratio for that and cutting edge inputs.

Do you mean some back in the day over the air broadcast signal? Nobody has used those forever, no? I am confused.

I get it from knowing what "HD Ready" means. It was a marketing term used in the early days of HD TV. It meant that you could plug an HD source into the Component, VGA, or HDMI inputs and the TV would display an HD image. However, it also meant that the built-in tuner would only accept analog 480i signals. This has nothing to do with the aspect ratio of the display, but only with what the integrated tuner can receive. The display is 16:9, yes, but the tuner will only accept 4:3 analog signals in 480i. When using the tuner there will be black bars on the sides of the screen (unless you use a stretch function to expand the image).

A display with a tuner that could pick up digital signals would have been marketed as "HD TV" and not as "HD Ready."

The term "HD Ready" fell out of use after early 2007 as the Federal requirement that all tuners become digital capable came into full effect on 01 March of 2007.

Over-the-air signals are still being broadcast. As of early 2009 they are now fully digital, either 720p or 1080i depending on the network.

And no, the TV you found is not newer than I think. When you search the model number, you can find the Newegg page, which has user reviews dated 2005. In fact, the user reviews you quoted in one of your earlier posts are dated from 2005 and early 2006. So it's quite clear that the TV you found, the Samsung LN-R268W, was released in mid-to-late 2005. Otherwise it would not be possible to have user reviews from 2005 for that model. It's a 9-year-old design with no ATSC tuner.

Objectively it might be worth $50 since 720p televisions have lost a lot of value now that it's relatively cheap to make 1080p panels. You can buy a brand-new 32" Samsung 720p TV (with LED backlighting for vastly lower power consumption and better color) that has better specs for pixel response time and static contrast ratio for $229 on Newegg right now. For $209 you can get a new (albeit off-brand) TV with full 1080p resolution.

Some people don't bother to shop around though, so I can understand how some might end up going for the Craigslist TV if all they'd seen were prices at places like Best Buy. Still, at $150 that TV on Craigslist is overpriced.

It's worth noting that, a few years ago when I tried to donate an old TV to the local Goodwill they refused it because they wouldn't accept any TV that didn't have an ATSC tuner built in. That may have only been temporary back when everyone was dumping their old analog sets, but it may also still be policy. It's possible that whoever had the "found puppy" before tried to donate it but couldn't get any place to take it.

ZV

 

[Virgorising]

The one on Criagslist lists it as a 1080p television. Samsung used the same bezel shape on several models, both 1080p and 720p (the latter actually having 1366x768 panels for manufacturing reasons, something that's actually very common for "720p" televisions). Just because they look similar doesn't mean they're identical. The remote in the Criagslist ad is almost exactly identical to the one in the manual I linked for your TV, and also to the one in the image you've posted. The eBay remote is simply not the remote that came with the TV.

I understand this far more now! Thank you. Yes, first thing I did when I ran back up with new puppy (instead of leaving for the nite)....well, it is heavy so I din actually run....was to boot this system and download the manual.

I get it from knowing what "HD Ready" means. It was a marketing term used in the early days of HD TV. It meant that you could plug an HD source into the Component, VGA, or HDMI inputs and the TV would display an HD image. However, it also meant that the built-in tuner would only accept analog 480i signals. A display with a tuner that could pick up digital signals would have been marketed as "HD TV" and not as "HD Ready." The term "HD Ready" fell out of use after early 2007 as the Federal requirement that all tuners become digital capable came into full effect on 31 March of 2007.

So interesting! But doesn't the fact that most humans use cable, mostly with HD boxes, and, given the infinite interfaces even on this unit, that the tuner per se is analog becomes moot?

And no, the TV you found is not newer than I think. When you search the model number, you can find the Newegg page, which has user reviews dated 2005. In fact, the user reviews you quoted in one of your earlier posts are dated from 2005 and early 2006. So it's quite clear that the TV you found, the Samsung LN-R268W, was released in mid-to-late 2005. Otherwise it would not be possible to have user reviews from 2005 for that model. It's a 9-year-old design with no ATSC tuner

You are right re the above, got back down on the floor and puppy was made in Sept of 05.

You can buy a brand-new 32" Samsung 720p TV (with LED backlighting for vastly lower power consumption and better color) that has better specs for pixel response time and static contrast ratio for $229 on Newegg right now. For $209 you can get a new (albeit off-brand) TV with full 1080p resolution.

Not long ago, I made a thread here asking if it would be worth the money to replace my older 39"' LED TV, still working perfectly but draws big wattage, with a more energy efficient LCD. Everyone basically said, NO.....it would save you ugatz. I believed it. Then, my BF bought me a new Samsung 40' LCD, had it sent. just before Valentine's Day....I nagged him until the next Sunday, when he finally agreed, we took it back and he got a refund. I never opened it. But, I checked when it arrived, and it was waaay expensive.

Some people don't bother to shop around though, so I can understand how some might end up going for the Craigslist TV if all they'd seen were prices at places like Best Buy. Still, at $150 that TV on Craigslist is overpriced.

I agree.....the guy on Craigslist is a thief.

It's worth noting that, a few years ago when I tried to donate an old TV to the local Goodwill they refused it because they wouldn't accept any TV that didn't have an ATSC tuner built in. That may have only been temporary back when everyone was dumping their old analog sets, but it may also still be policy

That IS interesting!!!! Also, I think, very sad, given more and more humans are emptying food banks.

It's possible that whoever had the "found puppy" before tried to donate it but couldn't get any place to take it.

The above could not be more wrong. You would not believe what I have found in this building. Inlcuding, also once, running down the service stairs, and I knew what it was immediately, i was raised by two antiquarians, a good pJ Mene dog bronze. covered with soot. Picked it up, ran back up and parked it.

Then, a guy I know who has an auction gallery in New Orleans, sold it for me. Hammer price was $775.

And that's just for openers! Most of my neighbors even pay others to do their laundry, not their cleaning women, I mean some service that arrives, picks it up, and brings it back......when we have a state of the art laundry room. With furniture and paintings. Seriously. Their parties are mostly catered. Summer Fridays now, the (BORING) Beamers are lined up outside to carry them to the Hamptons. And not one of them has any personality or real style. But boy, their garbage is worldclass for anyone who knows what things are.

A bit ago, a model/socialite moved out to live in CA. She thew out an open pile of high end clothes. I took all her designer jeans (just had to shorten them a little), two amazing, short leather jackets, a really well made designer handbag and an ostrich wallet. And....in a brown paper bag, there was what seemed the contents of a junk drawer. AND IN IT, I found a 14K puzzle ring and two single gold earrings. I guess she lost one of each pair....so she just threw the remaining ones out. U think I don know solid gold when I see it? Profligacy. Sickening.

THANKS SO MUCH for taking all the time you did to share all these fascinating goodies!!!!!!!:wub:

I actually feel better about this whole event now owning all those data!!!!:biggrin:

 

[Zenmervolt]

So interesting! But doesn't the fact that most humans use cable, mostly with HD boxes, and, given the infinite interfaces even on this unit, that the tuner per se is analog becomes moot?

To an extent yes. Though the amount of people using OTA broadcasts is actually climbing again (it's around 20% of the market right now).

Not long ago, I made a thread here asking if it would be worth the money to replace my older 39"' LED TV, still working perfectly but draws big wattage, with a more energy efficient LCD. Everyone basically said, NO.....it would save you ugatz. I believed it. Then, my BF bought me a new Samsung 40' LCD, had it sent. just before Valentine's Day....I nagged him until the next Sunday, when he finally agreed, we took it back and he got a refund. I never opened it. But, I checked when it arrived, and it was waaay expensive.

Samsung's 40" 1080p LED line runs from a low MSRP of $449 to a high MSRP of $1,049. But that's not really relevant here since we're not talking about 40" 1080p sets.

Instead, I quoted the Newegg price today for a 32" 720p set. Of course that's going to be a lot lower than the 40" set your boyfriend bought. Newegg's price of $229 for the TV was nearly $200 lower than the MSRP, by the way.

And yes, the difference in electricity usage between a 130 watt TV to a 40 watt TV isn't going to amount to any appreciable amount of savings on a power bill (even if you leave the TV on 24/7). But given that the specs for actual display quality (contrast, pixel response time, saturation, etc) are better even on an off-brand new TV with an LED backlight I'd personally go with the new off-brand instead of a model from 2005 if I had to choose between the two.

That IS interesting!!!! Also, I think, very sad, given more and more humans are emptying food banks.

I don't think it's sad at all. Given the demographics for goodwill, it doesn't make sense to offer them televisions that then require an expensive cable subscription or secondary converter box just to work. The way it was explained to me is that they needed the TVs to be able to receive over-the-air broadcasting since that's what a lot of the poorer folks rely on.

The above could not be more wrong. You would not believe what I have found in this building...

I only said it was possible. Not that I was certain it happened. And the fact remains that it is possible. Whether it is likely, I cannot say. However, I'm not terribly ready to condemn someone for getting rid of a TV that's nearly a decade old. :biggrin:

ZV

 

[Virgorising]

Though the amount of people using OTA broadcasts is actually climbing again (it's around 20% of the market right now).

While in my little world, this is foreign, I believe you. But why???? Is it because over the air has improved along with the tuners?

And yes, the difference in electricity usage between a 130 watt TV to a 40 watt TV isn't going to amount to any appreciable amount of savings on a power bill (even if you leave the TV on 24/7). But given that the specs for actual display quality (contrast, pixel response time, saturation, etc) are better even on an off-brand new TV with an LED backlight I'd personally go with the new off-brand instead of a model from 2005 if I had to choose between the two.

Re first part, yes, I got that from my original thread. Re the second part, pls know my 39" LCD is not that old, and delivers a good pic with my RCN equipment. Again, my original concern was power consumption vis a vis it vs a new LED unit.

I don't think it's sad at all. Given the demographics for goodwill, it doesn't make sense to offer them televisions that then require an expensive cable subscription or secondary converter box just to work. The way it was explained to me is that they needed the TVs to be able to receive over-the-air broadcasting since that's what a lot of the poorer folks rely on.

The above now makes sense to me, broadly, geographically. Remember, I am born and bred New Yorker. Given the density of our architecture here in Manhattan, I am sure almost everyone considers cable TV a necessity. They may even sacrifice in other arenas to manage it.

I asked, and my building was first hard wired for cable in 1970 by a company Time-Warner eventually bought. 1970!!! RCN (Regional and excellent) came along, I think, decades later and hard wired with far better everything then available, in the other service stairwell. Time Warner upgraded a coupla times, they say, re fiber optics, etc., but RCN, the David....triumphed over time for the best of reasons.

I only said it was possible. Not that I was certain it happened. And the fact remains that it is possible. Whether it is likely, I cannot say. However, I'm not terribly ready to condemn someone for getting rid of a TV that's nearly a decade old.

Logically, of course it is possible. But, I am speaking from dense subjective experience; I offered only a couple of examples, but they were typical and pretty dramatic, yes?

Re "old"....very complex subject differentially: your example here re this unit works for sure, even though, I will bet there are many who could use it and would enjoy it still. Old computers....for sure, given what becomes obsolete re power, speed and capacity in no time. But some appliances, i.e., old toasters, very old TVs, stereo equipment, etc......become more collectible and valuable as time passes. And not simply because of such as prop houses. When I did my kitchen, I took an original porcelain fused to iron deep basin sink top they were going to throw out when they renovated a unit. Must weigh over 100 Lbs. I had it installed. It is the envy of everyone. Circa....1930!!!!!!!! When we renovate, we keep as many original goodies as possible while also upgrading. We are a landmark building owned and run by a very discerning family.

I could never afford one, but there is a site I sometimes visit and salivate over, offering perfectly restored, vintage gas stoves. They are like perfectly restored classic cars (something I don't have to tell YOU about, I think): splendid, glorious, sexy!

New money people with deep pockets and vapid decorators go for the cliche Wolfs and the Garlands. I would choose one of the classic puppies in question any day of the week. And no loss of function. Hold on, I will get a link.

Voila: http://www.antiquegasstoves.com/ OMG, I just adore looking at them!!!!:wub: Please peruse the site and expand the images of the puppies to savor the details. They give me goosebumps.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Hugh......I swear, I was thinking of offering! But puppy is HEAVY.....like over 30 pounds; would cost a lot to ship, must be packed perfectly in the right carton...plus, I checked, an OEM remote on ebay is $29.99. and I tried, Hugh....can't do that much with the buttons on the side, as I shared I learned the hard way...U need the remote and Samsung remotes are hugely proprietary I now get.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Remote-Cont...772?pt=US_Remote_Controls&hash=item4d0534f634

My BF said, go down to the floor U found it on, ring all the bells and ask where the remote is, and how dare they throw it out without the remote!()

This whole thing which initially thrilled me, is now depressing me.:'(
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Edit: http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/samsung-ln-r268w/4852-6482_7-31292238.html

Via the above:
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It means this TV has probably dropped in price to around $1000. I paid $1300 with a 4 year warranty and I think I got a good deal. "
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It's cool...I was joking...sorta.

 

[Virgorising]

It's cool...I was joking...sorta.

But Hugh....I wasn't! I think healthy people ask!!!!! I like U did! But, now that I have been privileged recipient of info re the dense/complex history of TVs (some genius humans here, OMG), I now get this puppy is not uber. Unless you have cable which I only just learned not everyone does.

Since my first take coming upon it, was "O! A new monitor!"....was, OK, wrong.....I am still determined to find a home for the puppy. If it didn't weigh almost 33 pounds, and would require special box and careful packing, cause I don't have proprietary styrofoam thingies.....I would send it!

Now that I know new things, just looked in the manual for my 39" LCD TV which I still like and might love if it drew less power, and now that I know about the tuner issues, it said this one has THREE:

[FONT=&quot]NTSC, ATSC, QAM, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]TV Broadcast [/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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Not sure why it has them, but I now know it does, and I like knowing. I believe QAM (never heard of this) as I recall from reading history, is some small island in The Pacific the Japanese occupied early in WW2.

Pretty sure.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Well damn...now I'm sad. If that thing can display HD TV (by way of my UVerse set top box) then it most definitely would have been an excellent addition to my computer room.

Oh well...enjoy your find.

 

[Virgorising]

Well damn...now I'm sad. If that thing can display HD TV (by way of my UVerse set top box) then it most definitely would have been an excellent addition to my computer room.

Oh well...enjoy your find.

K....now that U R sad.....I am again sad.

I am trying to be realistic: puppy is HEAVY, would cost to ship; one thing the factory has sturdy, perfectly sized sized cartons and proper styrofoam inserts/supports for each unit, I do not. So given all that, it might well get messed up in transit.

And again, as per all TVs, you would need the right Sansung remote to access its functions normally.

While I think its gorgeous, can't enjoy it if I can't use it. First thought: it said NEW MONITOR! Save me! on its face, but that was wrong.

I believe in adopting shelter dogs and cats.....and this is just like one of those.
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Edit: The more U learn, the more U R moved to learn.

I just got out the manual for my SHARP 26" LCD....still works perfectly, made fabulously, but I rarely use it, I use the big one.

It has only one tuner, ATSC. I now know that is digital. Can't remember when I bought it, but now sure it is newer than the found puppy I thought it was similar to. But not as gorgeous.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Here's a place that has a remote for that model TV:

http://remotes.com/store/samsung/lnr268w.html

 

[Virgorising]

Here's a place that has a remote for that model TV:

http://remotes.com/store/samsung/lnr268w.html

Hand to heaven, I found that one and bookmarked it!!!!

I want a splendid, perfectly restored vintage gas stove. And not just one. I want half of what's on that site at any given juncture. We shall never see their like again, not even close. That they cost a fortune....is justified. Unlike 3D voice activated TVs. And PSUs with LEDs.

I would sell tickets for discerning humans to come to look at them.