Think about what today is considered next level vs what it used to be
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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. https://rootmy.tv/
I got a CX too but I have no ads by just not signing the user agreement lol.
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It still is next level. Modern setups aren't nearly as cool. TVs mounted to the wall, game consoles on the floor, and who even has a dedicated stereo system anymore?
Yeah, I'm a little jealous of that cool ass setup. I used to have something like it, though not as nice.
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I’m old enough to remember when this was peak entertainment technology.
My grandparents had one very much like this. It was so much fancier than ours. It even had a remote!
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I have a 75 in lg c1 in my theater and gaming room. Plenty of folks buy nicer displays. There are plenty of high end displays selling in volumes to support a very healthy display market.
This was true in the past as well. As stated, you talk to most middle class Americans and they knew at least one guy hosting a Superbowl party with a big ass TV.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I think it's more a question of individual values in where to spend money. From my memory as a kid in the 90s I did not see very many TVs bigger than 30" in family's homes. I did see a couple of projection screens that were comparatively massive but those of course had their own problems
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I got a CX too but I have no ads by just not signing the user agreement lol.
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Haha I have this setup to this day.
I use it for my regular Nintendo and Sega Genesis.
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I remember. My family was always poor but my parents understood the value of technology. all of us had pcs, and we had a nintendo in the living room.
Granted, we were poor, so the tech we hooked up to the tv was a bit behind. I was hype as fuck to finally have a copy of The Guardian Legend for NES while my best friend was playing mario sunshine.
I think I had the better childhood.
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I have that exact Aiwa music player.
Last Sunday when I went back to my parents house, I noticed that the clock was blinking because there was a blackout, so I turned on and I saw that the 5 CD changer not only gets stuck but the laser doesn't see the discs anymore
I'm sad
I don’t want to brag but I have my 1985 Bang & Olufsen music system still in use. Cassette player, CD-player and vinyl player all work well. They don’t make devices like that anymore.
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I don't feel nostalgic for the dark times when our televisions weighed 80 lbs just to beam us an inferior image. Sure, maybe for when being a teenager at the mall meant meeting girls and having a good time with friends walking around, buying nothing because we were all broke. But only the social aspects were better. I'll take today's entertainment any day of the week.
Superior image*
*for the time when flat screens initially came out
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I don't feel nostalgic for the dark times when our televisions weighed 80 lbs just to beam us an inferior image. Sure, maybe for when being a teenager at the mall meant meeting girls and having a good time with friends walking around, buying nothing because we were all broke. But only the social aspects were better. I'll take today's entertainment any day of the week.
The quality of the media was not as good perhaps but I do miss when the world moved just a little bit slower.
No 24h news cycle, no social media, no being pressured to be connected and available to work at all times.
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I’m talking about sponsor block for in video ads, but that’s very cool that you can just not agree to that, are you in Europe per chance. I’m also talking about ads before the YouTube video start
wrote last edited by [email protected]Nope, I’m in North America. All LG TVs no matter where you are let you do this. Also, I use an Nvidia Shield with smart tube and it has built in sponsor block + ad blocking.
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See, now that's just the TV stand for the newer TV on top!
But seriously, why the fake drawers in these? The drawer handles even rotated, but you'd just be pulling against the wood.
I remember back in the 90s I found a cabinet just like that, but without the TV. Since I was broke back then, I took it back to my place and used it as a computer desk.
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I'll take it off your hands. Got to strong boys here with me. It took three of us to get this into house. So true it's freaking heavy. It also swivels which I do find neat. Besides the old game console look better on the equipment they were built for.
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What do you use for you irregular Nintendo?
I'll see myself out
Lol great comment. I say regular because it's 2025 and some people hear Nintendo and think Switch, or as we used to if you didn't say regular. People would think Super Nintendo.
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I don't feel nostalgic for the dark times when our televisions weighed 80 lbs just to beam us an inferior image. Sure, maybe for when being a teenager at the mall meant meeting girls and having a good time with friends walking around, buying nothing because we were all broke. But only the social aspects were better. I'll take today's entertainment any day of the week.
But only the social aspects were better.
ok...
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I have that exact Aiwa music player.
Last Sunday when I went back to my parents house, I noticed that the clock was blinking because there was a blackout, so I turned on and I saw that the 5 CD changer not only gets stuck but the laser doesn't see the discs anymore
I'm sad
Probably a relatively easy fix.
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If I walk into a house and see that setup I know there is a dead cat under one of the old sofas.
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Thank for saying this, and also nice to meet you, fellow roadside and bin scrapper!
Been thinking on starting a comm showcasing crap I found in the trash, see if others join in.
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My next level is going back to that. Not with a huge CRT or a full-blown hifi system, but a nice place with a screen, some offline way to play music/audio, a few books maybe…
