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August 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM #719938August 13, 2011 at 1:26 PM #718744
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Participant[quote=sdrealtor]We had a very similar TV as that one but we only had the one and we kept it 20 years. That is a major difference. Today TV’s get replaced not because they fail but because something better comes along every couple years. That is what CAR isnt factoring into the equation.[/quote]
I don’t think everyone buys the latest flat screen every two years. Most “lower-income households” can’t get a credit limit high enough to purchase new (expensive) digital electronics. In my experience, when households buy a flat screen, they keep it. If it is a small flat screen, purchased 8+ years ago for $1500+, they retire it to a secondary room and purchase a larger flat screen for the FR or LR. Flat screens have come down in price substantially in the last 8 years. Once a family has all flat screen TV’s in their home or a projection TV they like, they typically don’t buy any more. Most people I know (of ALL income levels) only have ONE HDTV (or none), and, if they own more TV’s than one, the rest are older models. It costs $$ every month to watch HDTV all over the house (even if you own all HDTV’s) because you need a separate (satellite or cable) box for each one to get the HD programming.
Several households in my area do not subscribe to either cable or satellite svc. They are still using “rabbit ears” to get local channels. Some got subsidized digital-transformer boxes when they were on offer a few years ago. My area is a microcosm of county residents. There are many other areas similar to mine in this respect. If you don’t believe me, take a look at the TV’s in some of the $700K and up listings in PL and MH.
We do not yet have buried cable but we can now be serviced by AT&T U-verse w/their “Dish Network” contract (overhead lines and small dish).
I currently have 3 tube TV’s. One is a 32″ HDTV-CRT (circa 2002 [was $1490 w/tax]). I only have ONE cable box (which I recently turned back on) powering the HDTV and I’m very happy with the picture/sound (but would not want to have to move it – it’s very heavy). My other two (tube) TV’s are circa 2001 and 1988. I have no plans to purchase a flat screen TV. And I think I’m probably a typical “Susie Q Public” or female “Joe6P.” :=]
August 13, 2011 at 1:26 PM #718835Participant[quote=sdrealtor]We had a very similar TV as that one but we only had the one and we kept it 20 years. That is a major difference. Today TV’s get replaced not because they fail but because something better comes along every couple years. That is what CAR isnt factoring into the equation.[/quote]
I don’t think everyone buys the latest flat screen every two years. Most “lower-income households” can’t get a credit limit high enough to purchase new (expensive) digital electronics. In my experience, when households buy a flat screen, they keep it. If it is a small flat screen, purchased 8+ years ago for $1500+, they retire it to a secondary room and purchase a larger flat screen for the FR or LR. Flat screens have come down in price substantially in the last 8 years. Once a family has all flat screen TV’s in their home or a projection TV they like, they typically don’t buy any more. Most people I know (of ALL income levels) only have ONE HDTV (or none), and, if they own more TV’s than one, the rest are older models. It costs $$ every month to watch HDTV all over the house (even if you own all HDTV’s) because you need a separate (satellite or cable) box for each one to get the HD programming.
Several households in my area do not subscribe to either cable or satellite svc. They are still using “rabbit ears” to get local channels. Some got subsidized digital-transformer boxes when they were on offer a few years ago. My area is a microcosm of county residents. There are many other areas similar to mine in this respect. If you don’t believe me, take a look at the TV’s in some of the $700K and up listings in PL and MH.
We do not yet have buried cable but we can now be serviced by AT&T U-verse w/their “Dish Network” contract (overhead lines and small dish).
I currently have 3 tube TV’s. One is a 32″ HDTV-CRT (circa 2002 [was $1490 w/tax]). I only have ONE cable box (which I recently turned back on) powering the HDTV and I’m very happy with the picture/sound (but would not want to have to move it – it’s very heavy). My other two (tube) TV’s are circa 2001 and 1988. I have no plans to purchase a flat screen TV. And I think I’m probably a typical “Susie Q Public” or female “Joe6P.” :=]
August 13, 2011 at 1:26 PM #719434Participant[quote=sdrealtor]We had a very similar TV as that one but we only had the one and we kept it 20 years. That is a major difference. Today TV’s get replaced not because they fail but because something better comes along every couple years. That is what CAR isnt factoring into the equation.[/quote]
I don’t think everyone buys the latest flat screen every two years. Most “lower-income households” can’t get a credit limit high enough to purchase new (expensive) digital electronics. In my experience, when households buy a flat screen, they keep it. If it is a small flat screen, purchased 8+ years ago for $1500+, they retire it to a secondary room and purchase a larger flat screen for the FR or LR. Flat screens have come down in price substantially in the last 8 years. Once a family has all flat screen TV’s in their home or a projection TV they like, they typically don’t buy any more. Most people I know (of ALL income levels) only have ONE HDTV (or none), and, if they own more TV’s than one, the rest are older models. It costs $$ every month to watch HDTV all over the house (even if you own all HDTV’s) because you need a separate (satellite or cable) box for each one to get the HD programming.
Several households in my area do not subscribe to either cable or satellite svc. They are still using “rabbit ears” to get local channels. Some got subsidized digital-transformer boxes when they were on offer a few years ago. My area is a microcosm of county residents. There are many other areas similar to mine in this respect. If you don’t believe me, take a look at the TV’s in some of the $700K and up listings in PL and MH.
We do not yet have buried cable but we can now be serviced by AT&T U-verse w/their “Dish Network” contract (overhead lines and small dish).
I currently have 3 tube TV’s. One is a 32″ HDTV-CRT (circa 2002 [was $1490 w/tax]). I only have ONE cable box (which I recently turned back on) powering the HDTV and I’m very happy with the picture/sound (but would not want to have to move it – it’s very heavy). My other two (tube) TV’s are circa 2001 and 1988. I have no plans to purchase a flat screen TV. And I think I’m probably a typical “Susie Q Public” or female “Joe6P.” :=]
August 13, 2011 at 1:26 PM #719592Participant[quote=sdrealtor]We had a very similar TV as that one but we only had the one and we kept it 20 years. That is a major difference. Today TV’s get replaced not because they fail but because something better comes along every couple years. That is what CAR isnt factoring into the equation.[/quote]
I don’t think everyone buys the latest flat screen every two years. Most “lower-income households” can’t get a credit limit high enough to purchase new (expensive) digital electronics. In my experience, when households buy a flat screen, they keep it. If it is a small flat screen, purchased 8+ years ago for $1500+, they retire it to a secondary room and purchase a larger flat screen for the FR or LR. Flat screens have come down in price substantially in the last 8 years. Once a family has all flat screen TV’s in their home or a projection TV they like, they typically don’t buy any more. Most people I know (of ALL income levels) only have ONE HDTV (or none), and, if they own more TV’s than one, the rest are older models. It costs $$ every month to watch HDTV all over the house (even if you own all HDTV’s) because you need a separate (satellite or cable) box for each one to get the HD programming.
Several households in my area do not subscribe to either cable or satellite svc. They are still using “rabbit ears” to get local channels. Some got subsidized digital-transformer boxes when they were on offer a few years ago. My area is a microcosm of county residents. There are many other areas similar to mine in this respect. If you don’t believe me, take a look at the TV’s in some of the $700K and up listings in PL and MH.
We do not yet have buried cable but we can now be serviced by AT&T U-verse w/their “Dish Network” contract (overhead lines and small dish).
I currently have 3 tube TV’s. One is a 32″ HDTV-CRT (circa 2002 [was $1490 w/tax]). I only have ONE cable box (which I recently turned back on) powering the HDTV and I’m very happy with the picture/sound (but would not want to have to move it – it’s very heavy). My other two (tube) TV’s are circa 2001 and 1988. I have no plans to purchase a flat screen TV. And I think I’m probably a typical “Susie Q Public” or female “Joe6P.” :=]
August 13, 2011 at 1:26 PM #719953Participant[quote=sdrealtor]We had a very similar TV as that one but we only had the one and we kept it 20 years. That is a major difference. Today TV’s get replaced not because they fail but because something better comes along every couple years. That is what CAR isnt factoring into the equation.[/quote]
I don’t think everyone buys the latest flat screen every two years. Most “lower-income households” can’t get a credit limit high enough to purchase new (expensive) digital electronics. In my experience, when households buy a flat screen, they keep it. If it is a small flat screen, purchased 8+ years ago for $1500+, they retire it to a secondary room and purchase a larger flat screen for the FR or LR. Flat screens have come down in price substantially in the last 8 years. Once a family has all flat screen TV’s in their home or a projection TV they like, they typically don’t buy any more. Most people I know (of ALL income levels) only have ONE HDTV (or none), and, if they own more TV’s than one, the rest are older models. It costs $$ every month to watch HDTV all over the house (even if you own all HDTV’s) because you need a separate (satellite or cable) box for each one to get the HD programming.
Several households in my area do not subscribe to either cable or satellite svc. They are still using “rabbit ears” to get local channels. Some got subsidized digital-transformer boxes when they were on offer a few years ago. My area is a microcosm of county residents. There are many other areas similar to mine in this respect. If you don’t believe me, take a look at the TV’s in some of the $700K and up listings in PL and MH.
We do not yet have buried cable but we can now be serviced by AT&T U-verse w/their “Dish Network” contract (overhead lines and small dish).
I currently have 3 tube TV’s. One is a 32″ HDTV-CRT (circa 2002 [was $1490 w/tax]). I only have ONE cable box (which I recently turned back on) powering the HDTV and I’m very happy with the picture/sound (but would not want to have to move it – it’s very heavy). My other two (tube) TV’s are circa 2001 and 1988. I have no plans to purchase a flat screen TV. And I think I’m probably a typical “Susie Q Public” or female “Joe6P.” :=]
August 13, 2011 at 1:52 PM #718754sdrealtor
ParticipantYou are anything but typical and you have 3 TV’s. Case closed
August 13, 2011 at 1:52 PM #718845ParticipantYou are anything but typical and you have 3 TV’s. Case closed
August 13, 2011 at 1:52 PM #719444ParticipantYou are anything but typical and you have 3 TV’s. Case closed
August 13, 2011 at 1:52 PM #719602ParticipantYou are anything but typical and you have 3 TV’s. Case closed
August 13, 2011 at 1:52 PM #719963ParticipantYou are anything but typical and you have 3 TV’s. Case closed
August 13, 2011 at 3:04 PM #718794Participant[quote=sdrealtor]You are anything but typical and you have 3 TV’s. Case closed[/quote]
Wait a minute! I’ll sell you both of the old ones for $50!!
August 13, 2011 at 3:04 PM #718884Participant[quote=sdrealtor]You are anything but typical and you have 3 TV’s. Case closed[/quote]
Wait a minute! I’ll sell you both of the old ones for $50!!
August 13, 2011 at 3:04 PM #719484Participant[quote=sdrealtor]You are anything but typical and you have 3 TV’s. Case closed[/quote]
Wait a minute! I’ll sell you both of the old ones for $50!!
August 13, 2011 at 3:04 PM #719641Participant[quote=sdrealtor]You are anything but typical and you have 3 TV’s. Case closed[/quote]
Wait a minute! I’ll sell you both of the old ones for $50!!
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