When did you last see a non flat screen TV?

[JimRSmith]

I take stuff to a local tip fairly regularly, and I've noticed that most of the TVs, at the tip, are now flat screen models.

Do you still have one of the older 'box' types, or does anybody you know still have one?

I still have one

A relative / friend still has one

More than a year ago since I saw one

More than five years ago since I saw one

[dantetheexplorer]

I used to have one of this non-flat TVs when I was young.
Very versatile. You could use it as an additional bookcase, mantelpiece, put fake roses on it, bottles of wine, an army of toy soldiers, your graduation photos, that trophy you won for coming in 3rd in your school's singing competition because only you and 2 other people had joined... all on top of a nice white paper doily with a floral design of course.

You can't do that with today's flat screen TVs.

[wankiam]

not for ages... it wasn't just fashion that killed them here but also the fact that most dont have a scart input and all transmissions in the uk are now digital so you need a digibox of some sort to plug in

[JimRSmith]

Yeah, I wonder if it's the same everywhere?

[wankiam]

probably still using them in the third world same as they still have old nokias in use

[JimRSmith]

I have an old Nokia specifically for use when travelling in the Third World, lol

[wankiam]

actually its not just the third world thinking about it... i go to a Friday market in the little town near my place in bulgaria when im over there and i have seen stalls selling old tvs and phones. i should buy them really and bring them home when you see the price of vintage electronics on ebay

[zoe2187]

I recently threw one with a vcr attached away. My sons had it in their room to watch vhs movies. They some how broke it. I tossed it along with a huge bag full of movies.

[JimRSmith]

VHS cassettes are starting to be a rarity at the tip, now. A few years ago, there were a lot.

[zoe2187]

I’ve noticed that too. We would look for them at second hand stores we were finding less and less.

[Justacatlady]

I have a box TV in my basement. It has a VCR player so I keep it so I can watch the movies I have on tape that I haven’t yet replaced with Blu-ray’s

[Justacatlady]

Thanks for MHO 🥳

[humanearth]

I still use my old black & white set for the 70s in my bedroom. Plus I like my TV's covered in wood cabnet. A console TV

[humanearth]

Oh, one more thing. I like my TVs plain without internet and dumb. If I want smart I will just look in the mirror.

[linds34]

I have one, I didn't move it out of my parents' house but still watch it occasionally when I am there!

[JimRSmith]

Does it still work OK?

[llorando]

Last year when I threw one out with the trash. Plan on purchasing another to replace. I love flat screens, but their is one thing they just can't do.
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[Repa33]

I had one till around 2012 or 2013. Then we were literally forced to get a new one

[JimRSmith]

Did it stop working, or was there an upgrade to the broadcasting network that it couldn't handle?

[Repa33]

Upgrade. Everyone had to get a new tv or the picture would look like static

[Hurlyburly]

I kept my old one for our gaming room 😁 Sega and playstation games still work best there.

[dantetheexplorer]

Yup. Used to play the old Sega Megadrive on one of those.

[Isten]

I have one in my attick and grew up using it. 😂
Oh, the good, old times. 😅

[EmmaMary]

@JimRSmith OMG. You are certainly now showing your age darling. lol

[wittymilf]

Today while out surveying a client for a move to USA 😂😂

[Ultimate_Gohan]

I saw the new oled tvs with curved screens last month in a shop.

[rgb008]

We have one in the basement of our house lol
Doesn't get used though, but its there

[ZeussLightningBolt]

A couple weeks ago, when my parents were throwing theirs away. LOL

[thechesseman]

I tore a couple apart to make a L. I. P. U. S system not too long ago.

[Lance1965]

I still have one. Over 20 years old and still works fine.

[monkeynutts]

In a previous life, when I was an Indian washer woman, ow what a smeggy life it was.

[Pink2000]

There’s one in the guest room at my house

[JimRSmith]

That's where our final one ended up, too. Do you know if it still works or not?

[Pink2000]

It works

[witherwing]

We have one at my dad's.

[Paris13]

Gone with those Dinosaurs. lolxx

[Alistayr]

Today.

[CarpetDenim]

I had one as a kid but we got rid of it long ago

[aialex]

Half an hour ago. My department owns one 😂

[TheHillsRAlive]

Why just yesterday. My Dad still has an old set