On Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:50:52 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2020-12-24 1:15 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Dec 2020 07:37:39 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's the eve of Christmas Eve, so Christmas Eve to all. Be safe.
>>>
>>> Thanks! Ours is kicking off with a new TV. The old one had been flaky
>>> for a few years and finally gave out last night.
>>>
>>> Off to BJ's this morning to get a new one. Living room TV is fine,
>>> this one is for the family room.
>>
>> Normally people get a TV with a larger screen for a larger room.
>> Nowadays people are cheapskates and buy a TV too small for the room...
>> then they need to rearrange their furniture so they can sit closer.
>> There are web sites with formulas for what size TV to get for
>> different size rooms and viewing distance.
>>
>
>
> Maybe it has more to do with some people not wanting to make the
> television the major item in a room. My wife grew up without a
> television, and it certainly was not a matter of money. Her father
> thought TV was a waste of time. We had a TV in the living room when we
> were newly wed and living in apartments and had nowhere else to put it.
> We had our only TV in a room upstairs. Somewhere along the line we got
> a second one and put it in the family room. The room could easily
> handle a 55" or bigger, but this 44 is more than adequate for our needs.

Mine is a 27" CRT set. I've thought about getting a big flat screen model
but there's so much crap on that it's not really worthwhile. If I do
weaken, no charity will take it - they all want flat screen models.