Comment on Two distinct eras of television

TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Notorious@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It actually just looks like a pre-flat, wide-screen TV to me.

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• ma11en@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Looks more like a rear projection set.

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  • TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ah yeah, that’s what I was thinking of when I said plasma. Although typically those were much bigger than the Simpsons could afford.

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    • I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I'm sure Homer could fall for a con and buy a rear projection off a truck.

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  • thecrotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The picture.on those things was horrible compared to Carts, I don’t understand why anyone bought one. Must have tapped into that American attitude of “bigger is better even if it’s shit”. Same reason we keep Texas around.

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    • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Lol

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• Jesus_666@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Even if we take it to be a modern TV: How the hell did they manage to put a VCR on that thing?

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  • The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There was a weird transition era where some flat screens still weren’t super skinny.

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    • TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There were also those big ass plasma TVs and stuff.

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    • Aggravationstation@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yea but a VCR or even a DVD still wouldn’t have fit on top

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      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Man, you could have had a mini golf course on top of those TVs!

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  • Zehzin@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Could be a DVD player.

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    • TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t think that’s what they meant, rather how could you fit any device on top of a flat screen TV?

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      • bisby@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        “Flat” and “flat screen” arent the same thing. CRT TVs had a curved glass screen. Due to the fact that the rear projection could just project across the curve. With technology advancements they were able to improve picture clarity while flattening the screen. These were still bulky projection style TVs, but were called flat screen. But then when actual “flat” TVs (in the form of LCD, etc) came around people kept using the term. So a flat screen TV could be very thick.

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      • Zehzin@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        My first LCD TV is pretty chonky, you can definitely put one there, though it’d probably be at an angle

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