• tehWrapper@lemmy.world
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      Now most people need massive TVs, but still spend most of the time looking at the small screen on the phone.

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        Then they put that massive TV so close to where they sit that it’s just painful to actually watch anything on it because there is just no way you can get the entire image in your field of vision comfortably.

        Maybe I am old, but I miss the days when people had some sense and bought TVs actually sized for the distance they will be sitting from it.

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        Not me, I will refuse to watch any movie I’ve never seen on a tiny fucking phone screen. I at least have some standards

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            Dam. I was only able to afford the 55 inch in 2020 so I’m just rocking the CX. Which did have the hackable firmware to remove all ads from YouTube so I’m not complaining. https://rootmy.tv/

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                I’m talking about sponsor block for in video ads, but that’s very cool that you can just not agree to that, are you in Europe per chance. I’m also talking about ads before the YouTube video start

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                  Nope, I’m in North America. All LG TVs no matter where you are let you do this. Also, I use an Nvidia Shield with smart tube and it has built in sponsor block + ad blocking.

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        Because unless you’re buying a quality panel the difference between a 45 inch and 65 is usually $150. For something that you need 3 or 4 of (tops, if you have a family or large house) that’ll last 5+ years, the value proposition is high enough to spend the extra money.

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      Those TVs were in a lot of middle class homes. I think huge is pretty exaggerated. Having a house on the block with those 4 person 40-50 in TV’s was pretty common in a lot of areas IMO.

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        They weren’t huge at all. They were huge for that day.

        Sure there was 40+ inch tvs if you were willing to shell out 10k plus.

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          Not even close. We’re talking about $1000-$3000 for a decent high end. You could regularly find used for $400-$500 if you could find a team to lug them out.

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          Not that expensive at all.

          In the 90s you could get a 40in for maybe like $500.

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            $500 in the 90s would be equivalent to around $1000 today. That’s a very expensive TV and more than I’ve spent on displays in total across my adult life (which includes some nice IPS computer displays)

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              I have a 75 in lg c1 in my theater and gaming room. Plenty of folks buy nicer displays. There are plenty of high end displays selling in volumes to support a very healthy display market.

              This was true in the past as well. As stated, you talk to most middle class Americans and they knew at least one guy hosting a Superbowl party with a big ass TV.

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                I think it’s more a question of individual values in where to spend money. From my memory as a kid in the 90s I did not see very many TVs bigger than 30" in family’s homes. I did see a couple of projection screens that were comparatively massive but those of course had their own problems