When you turn on your TV and there is a skinny line going across the middle, does

[TVFactFan]

that mean the TV is Finished??? I cannot believe this sH*T, i am actually about to have a nervous breakdown

[Ireneparalegal]

Picture tube is gone.

[Lex Luthor]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Picture tube is gone.

Sounds like

you might get a little more use out of it but usually once you gtet that line it is a matter of time before the tube craps out.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Picture tube is gone.

Is that because the Brand I bought wasn't a good brand? I'm so pissed right Now

[Ireneparalegal]

Picture tube is gone regardless of the brand. It's worn out its welcome.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Picture tube is gone regardless of the brand. It's worn out its welcome.

The other TV i have, which has been with me since I was 12 and I'm 31 now and that picture Tube never went out-lol The brand of the TV is SanSui and I just bought 5 years ago so it's probably the sh*TTy brand. When I walked in the room I smelled BURNT RUBBER and could not figure out what the hell the smell and then discovered it was from of TV

[Janice]

I thought picture tubes were a thing of the past. I don't know why I thought that, but I guess I'm wrong.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Janice

I thought picture tubes were a thing of the past. I don't know why I thought that, but I guess I'm wrong.

I let someone talk me into buying a cheap a$$ brand

[Janice]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I let someone talk me into buying a cheap a$$ brand

You get what you pay for buddy.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Janice

You get what you pay for buddy.

I'm the A$$hole for not getting Panasonic, Sony, or RCA


I got Sansui

[Janice]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I'm the A$$hole for not getting Panasonic, Sony, or RCA


I got Sansui

That's not top of the line, but it's still a brand name. It's not like you bought the Target brand, lol.

[Dr. John Becker]

Originally Posted by Janice

I thought picture tubes were a thing of the past. I don't know why I thought that, but I guess I'm wrong.

The flat thin TVs are LCD, which means they don't have a picture tube. Picture Tubes are on their way out.

[Dr. John Becker]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I'm the A$$hole for not getting Panasonic, Sony, or RCA


I got Sansui

Don't feel bad. I bought an RCA in 2001, and had to replace it last year. This time, I bought a Sony.

[Janice]

Originally Posted by Dr. John Becker

The flat thin TVs are LCD, which means they don't have a picture tube. Picture Tubes are on their way out.

Did you see the episode of Becker where his decades old console tv goes, and he brings the picture tube to a tv store, and the clerk had no clue what the tube even was? It was funny.

[Dr. John Becker]

Originally Posted by Janice

Did you see the episode of Becker where his decades old console tv goes, and he brings the picture tube to a tv store, and the clerk had no clue what the tube even was? It was funny.

YES! That is one of my all time favorite episodes! I have it on tape somewhere.
Funny thing is when that episode aired for the first time, I was still watching my console TV from the 80's. That was the best TV I ever had. They don't make them like that now.