I went to Best Buy the other day, and could not understand the new jargon for buying TVs. Not sure what HD, etc. and all those other names mean. I just wanted a TV. You turn it on, change a channel, and turn it off.
2007-08-11 07:43:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Makeitright - Well welcome to the forum. It really is a great place with great people. And thanks for the information! I left the store - thought I'd bring my son with me next time Lol
2007-08-11 08:05:39 · update #1
RB - say it isn't so! I just got rid of my analog for a digital cable box and now I have to go High Definition oye vey
2007-08-11 10:45:03 · update #2
In the UK some of the online stores have a jargon buster - very useful way of learning the lingo before hitting the stores with real people.
One of the worst things about buying a new TV is breaking the habit of using the old remote. The buttons are in different places, I've lost count of the number of times I switch off instead of over.
2007-08-12 04:17:13 · answer #1 · answered by Florence-Anna 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, stuff like that is a real pain. You can master it but it's more like a chore for me now at my age than like the exciting challenge it would be if I were younger.
What's really given me a headache for the past couple of days is trying to figure out how to get cheaper TV via satellite dish rather than cable which just went up another $5 for no apparent reason. It seems to go up a few cents or dollars each month.
I just spent three hours or so on the AT&T site and Dish TV and other sites and wasn't able to understand what the hell it would cost and what I would get. Man! I hate to be so damn dumb but I just don't get it. I guess I'm stuck with cable.
2007-08-11 16:23:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is so cute. I know what you mean but I have lived alone so long that I can actually set up a DVD by myself.
High definition is supposedly the new TV, or plasma which means soft screen basically.
My neighbor has a great TV and a bunch of special things on her TV from Comcast but she does not know how to use them. I have tried to tell her but she is clueless about it. I wish I had the money to get what she has.
Yes, I miss the whole remote control myself without all the other stuff.
P.S. I am so glad I found this site. I did not know it existed. I am a senior citizen myself in need of a site where I can actually correspond with people close to my age.
2007-08-11 14:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by makeitright 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. I used to repair them 30+ years ago. I an=m still pretty much up on things.
What you need to do is get a HD high definition television. The US is switching to this, and the older ones will be useless, unless someone makes a converter.
2007-08-11 17:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's my solution, I scope the ads on Sunday and see who has what on sale, I call my daughter and say---Hey ask Travis which one of these I should buy---she calls back--I give her the cash, she buys and delivers and hooks up. Such a deal!! My TV has a DVD player in it. I have cable so the only time I use it is when my grandson comes over with his DVD's --as in Skoobie doooo.
2007-08-11 19:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by lilabner 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should look at an internet site, I have been using for a while. "How Stuff Works.com" Practically anything you want to know you can find out here. Check it out.
2007-08-11 17:08:33 · answer #6 · answered by Moe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No not really I nomally do my research at home, but when they try to explain what tv is better I can't really understand it.......
2007-08-11 15:52:20 · answer #7 · answered by Kyla 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is a pain and then I call my brother and he does it for me and then installs it....Men like todo that sort of thing,,, Good question?
2007-08-11 15:00:42 · answer #8 · answered by Gypsy Gal 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋