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kyall glennie
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posted 17 October 2004 09:27 PM
I think I might actually sink to a new low and buy a television.I've been shopping around and found that TVs are ridiculously affordable. All the better for reaching the masses and controlling their minds... anyway. I know that Sony is one of the biggest neo-liberal corporations and would stoop to any low possible to make a buck... what about the others? I think Zenith is an American brand - any better than the others? Recommendations please?
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kyall glennie
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posted 18 October 2004 01:02 AM
Jesse - partially facetious, partially serious.I've lived without a TV for the last four-five years. My brother had one that I used to watch movies on and I watched the federal election coverage - I had to buy an antenna to do that. Now that I work in government I need to be up-to-date on issues a little more than before. Thus, I need to watch for issue spin just to monitor stories. I have friends who say that every purchase of mine is a sellout issue. But then, we can't get together and watch activist movies if we don't have a TV!  back to the TV - I found a Sylvania model offered by Canadian Tire that is Energy Star compliant. I think I get a PST rebate from the Saskatchewan government for that - plus the whole saving energy thing is wonderful.
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radiorahim
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posted 18 October 2004 01:51 AM
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I think Zenith is an American brand - any better than the others?
Most of the old American brand names are just stuck on various low-end Chinese manufactured electronic products these days. quote:
Get a used television set.
Dr C's point is well taken. Buying a used TV set keeps it out of a landfill site for at least a few more years. There are lots of toxic chemicals and heavy metals in old electronic products...goodies like arsenic, cadmium and lead. quote:
Get an ATI TV Wonder for about 60 bucks if you shop around and watch TV on your computer. You can record, hook it to a VCR, convert tapes to .mpg or vice versa, whatever. I don't know what
Another good suggestion especially if you've got a slightly larger monitor. Then when the commercials come on you can minimize the TV picture and catch up on your e-mail (or post on babble!)  Electronics manufacturing is a dirty business and most of it, particularly at the low end has moved to sweatshops. Don't know of any electronics manufacturer that is particularly ethical. Higher-end products that are assembled in Japan will at least be put together by unionized workers though. Products assembled in Korea (Samsung, LG) will be produced by members of Korea's (highly repressed) union movement.
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