Comment on Think about what today is considered next level vs what it used to be

IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• tehWrapper@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  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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  • dickalan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    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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    • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Same, I got a 65 inch OLED big boy for the cinematic experience. I’m going to use the bastard.

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      • dickalan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        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

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  • Rawrosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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  • CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    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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• CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  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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  • IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    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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    • CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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    • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not that expensive at all.

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

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      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        $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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