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"Donchano" <> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:14:06 +1300, "Geopelia" <>
> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>>I've still got XP. Perhaps when that is obsolete I can change the computer
>>at the same time.
>
> That's MY plan. And my computer is just five years old (with very high
> specs for the time) and I'm just 71.
>

I'm happy with XP. It does all I want it to do. It's rather slow, but still
works.

"victor" <> wrote in message
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> On 17/11/2012 12:46 p.m., Geopelia wrote:
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>>
>> Thank you. The tapes are all ones I have recorded from the TV.
>> Not really worth the expense of getting them saved.
>>
>> They were handy though to record any good programs.
>>
>> Geopelia
>>
>>
> You will still be able to use your VCR to play them through either the old
> TV or a new one after the switchover.
> But it won't record from its own tuner anymore

That's good. I'll watch them all and then find something else.

"Enkidu" <> wrote in message
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> On 17/11/12 15:48, Crash McBash wrote:
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>> Good luck getting to grips with all this Geo.

We have got a good computer man and a TV man. Between them things should get
sorted out.
But will I have the brains to use the new stuff? Time will tell.

>>
> I remember when it was all black and white, there was only one TV station
> that shut down every evening and the major problem was adjusting the
> vertical and horizontal holds so that the picture could be viewed on the
> 9" screen. It still looked like the action was taking place in a snowstorm
> even if the picture was stable.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cliff

And whenever the landlady's butter conditioner in her fridge switched on our
picture disappeared sideways.

I remember the days with no TV and the radios worked with valves. In London
we could often get Germany (Lord Hawhaw) but otherwise just the local stuff.
We even got Hitler once, could have been at the Olympics or some rally!

My brother made me a crystal set with earphones to listen in bed. I had to
move a sort of needle around on a crystal to get any reception.

Geopelia

>"Geopelia" wrote in message news:k84f87$ok$...
>We have got to get our TV changed over with this new system.
>
>But I can get some TV programs on the computer. Will they work with the
>new system coming in, or will I have to get a set top box or something for
>the computer too?
>
>Is there any way to watch recorded tapes on a computer?
>
>(And why does the government or someone have to mess about with a perfectly
>good system anyway? To rake in more GST?)
>
>Silly questions I suppose.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Geopelia


TV cards that include an s-video or composite video input is the way to
watch recorded tapes on computers. For example, mine is a Hauppauge
HVR-2200 which has two terrestrial digital tuners, two analog tuners and an
s-video input. I use the digital (dvb-t) tuners for watching Freeview and
don't use the analog ones at all. A VCR is hooked up to the s-video input
because the fuddy-duddy at work stubbornly refuses to go digital and so
records interesting documentaries to videotape. It comes with WinTV which
is a very polished easy to use TV viewing program but I had to search around
for HD video and audio codecs to use with it.

Tony.

"geoff" <> wrote in message
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> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
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>> On 2012-11-16, Geopelia <> wrote:
>>> We have got to get our TV changed over with this new system.
>
>>
>> You can get more channels is a given bandwidth and then you can sell of
>> the
>> rights to the old frequencies and make money. The mobile phone folks will
>> be
>> in like a robbers dog.
>
> And you can see modern programs in full wide-screen format.
>
> Geo, don't bother dicking about with your old TV and a decoder - get a new
> TV. I'm sure you'll be thrilled and wonder why you left is so long !
>
> geoff

We have an excellent TV, a Loewe Cantus, and want to keep it.
Would any other TV have such a great picture quality?

On 11/18/2012 1:58 PM, geoff wrote:
> "Geopelia" <> wrote in message
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>> We grew up before TV, so aren't so dependent on it as folks today.
>
>
> No, 'folks of today' (ie young folks, hardly ever watch TV. They are
> glued, in solitary, to their tiny laptop computer monitors. Sad. Even the
> social aspect of watching scheduled programmes is being lost.
>
> geoff

Not really, twitter etc have given them a revival for the scheduled
broadcast

On 11/18/2012 5:05 PM, Geopelia wrote:

> We have an excellent TV, a Loewe Cantus, and want to keep it.
> Would any other TV have such a great picture quality?

Well it is quite a small tv, so anything newer would probably be bigger
so better.

On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:05:17 +1300, "Geopelia" <>
shouted from the highest rooftop:

>
>We have an excellent TV, a Loewe Cantus, and want to keep it.
>Would any other TV have such a great picture quality?

We had an excellent CRT television in our bedroom with a 24" screen.
But my aging eyes could no longer read the credits or see the details.
So even though it was working perfectly after 9 years of owning it, we
decided to get a 34" flat screen LCD a few years ago and it was one of
the best decisions we've ever made. Not only is the picture brighter,
clearer and far easier to see, I can pick up the tv and move it easily
- something that had become impossible with the CRT. It also takes up
far less room.

We gave the CRT to a nephew who enjoyed it for several months before
selling it. He also helped me set up the new tv. Definitely a WIN/WIN.

On 11/18/2012 6:35 PM, Donchano wrote:
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> On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:05:17 +1300, "Geopelia" <>
> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>>
>> We have an excellent TV, a Loewe Cantus, and want to keep it.
>> Would any other TV have such a great picture quality?
>
> We had an excellent CRT television in our bedroom with a 24" screen.
> But my aging eyes could no longer read the credits or see the details.
> So even though it was working perfectly after 9 years of owning it, we
> decided to get a 34" flat screen LCD a few years ago and it was one of
> the best decisions we've ever made. Not only is the picture brighter,
> clearer and far easier to see, I can pick up the tv and move it easily
> - something that had become impossible with the CRT. It also takes up
> far less room.
>
> We gave the CRT to a nephew who enjoyed it for several months before
> selling it. He also helped me set up the new tv. Definitely a WIN/WIN.

Different set of artifacts on a LCD to an old CRT, but when you go back
to the CRT you will be like, how the hell did I put up with this to its
ones.

Black level is immaterial compared to all the issues CRTs have with
geometry and moire and flicker etc.

On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:05:17 +1300, "Geopelia" <>
wrote:

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>"geoff" <> wrote in message
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>> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
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>>> On 2012-11-16, Geopelia <> wrote:
>>>> We have got to get our TV changed over with this new system.
>>
>>>
>>> You can get more channels is a given bandwidth and then you can sell of
>>> the
>>> rights to the old frequencies and make money. The mobile phone folks will
>>> be
>>> in like a robbers dog.
>>
>> And you can see modern programs in full wide-screen format.
>>
>> Geo, don't bother dicking about with your old TV and a decoder - get a new
>> TV. I'm sure you'll be thrilled and wonder why you left is so long !
>>
>> geoff
>
>We have an excellent TV, a Loewe Cantus, and want to keep it.
>Would any other TV have such a great picture quality?
>


Yes by some 200% your TV is to OLD and is not sharp at all..