Buying a 9+ year old Sony RPT - Am I crazy?
06-12-05, 11:35 AM
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Buying a 9+ year old Sony RPT - Am I crazy?
Someone has a Sony KPR-53cx35 for sale locally @ $350. I found a limited amount of info here.
Is buying this TV a good deal or a waste of my time? Will I end up having to repair/trash it?
I currently have a 36 inch Magnavox tube tv that I picked up at Circuit City 1.5 years ago.
Most of watching is regular TV via Dish Network - so figure this would be a little upgrade until I am ready to take the jump to a $2k TV in a year or so..
Is buying this TV a good deal or a waste of my time? Will I end up having to repair/trash it?
I currently have a 36 inch Magnavox tube tv that I picked up at Circuit City 1.5 years ago.
Most of watching is regular TV via Dish Network - so figure this would be a little upgrade until I am ready to take the jump to a $2k TV in a year or so..
06-12-05, 11:51 AM
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IMHO save your money. Nine years is a long time, I hate to think what kind of condition the guns/bulbs are in. It only has S-video, you will be disappointed with the picture quality from Dish on a TV that old.
06-12-05, 12:47 PM
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Skip it. If the TV has been used during it's lifetime, it's probably been used up. CRTs wear out, and the picture deteriorates (subtly over time, so the owner may not realize just how degraded the image quality really is).
It's VERY likely that your newer 36in direct-view, budget unit though it is, has better image quality than this RP.
If you want a little temporary bump for $350, look around for a 30-in ED or HD widescreen CRT direct-view monitor, and use it just for watching DVDs, setting up much closer to your seating position than your bigger TV.
Better still, save your money for the digital era, which is that freight train you hear bearing down on you already.
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It's VERY likely that your newer 36in direct-view, budget unit though it is, has better image quality than this RP.
If you want a little temporary bump for $350, look around for a 30-in ED or HD widescreen CRT direct-view monitor, and use it just for watching DVDs, setting up much closer to your seating position than your bigger TV.
Better still, save your money for the digital era, which is that freight train you hear bearing down on you already.
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06-13-05, 02:22 AM
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Way skip it. Why spend money on a TV that old that might have something wrong with it, or could die at any time. Plus w/ cheaper technology, you could find a 32" tube for that much that has better inputs for DVD and so forth.
06-13-05, 03:18 PM
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I would take it for free. If the picture was even halfway decent I'd crank it up to torch mode and hook my classic consoles (2600, NES, N64, PS) up to it.
06-13-05, 10:48 PM
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They're getting way too cheap to throw $350 at a 9 year old set. I'd go half that maybe, even $200 for something that you can tinker with for awhile and take a chance on, but when Wallyworld and others are selling RP sets for less than $1000 I'd just save my money, you're spending almost half what a new one of those would cost.
