# Will we have to trah our TV's?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 10, 2000, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-have-to-trah-our-tvs/8510 "2000-03-10T21:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![ASPA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@ASPA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASPA)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-have-to-trah-our-tvs/8510/21 "2000-03-13T23:36:00Z")

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> Originally posted by egkelly:  
> **How long will I be able to continue to use my 1947 B&W Crosley (9") TV?  
> I like the look of 1940’s furniture and appliances, and I don’t want to spoil the look of my living room!**

Your 1940 set is a wood consoled floor model, right? If so, or if not, you can just get rid of the old “TV” and replace it with all the latest technological acronyms—setting them all right into any 1940s piece of furniture or appliance, and retaining the 1940s look of your living room.

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-have-to-trah-our-tvs/8510/22 "2000-03-14T00:39:00Z")

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So we’ll need new VCRs too, I suppose. Will they be digital VCRs? Will they be backward compabitle to current VHS tapes?

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**Author:** ![ASPA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@ASPA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASPA)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-have-to-trah-our-tvs/8510/23 "2000-03-14T02:57:00Z")

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The main feature we must consider in preparing for any new leisure time / home entertainment technology is NOT to be found in any of these acronyms or (more correctly) abbreviations I keep seeing (i.e., S-VHS, HiB, DVD, NTSC, HDTV). No, my fine threading friends, the main feature to consider in preparing for the new technology is the price tag, alone. Expect high definition figures there—rather, definitely high figures! Pixels, scans, resolution, et cetera, don’t worry: the best of 'em all will become standard fare in no time. All you gotta remember is to maintain your wallet and go generic.

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**Author:** ![ASPA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@ASPA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASPA)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-have-to-trah-our-tvs/8510/24 "2000-03-14T03:00:00Z")

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The main feature we must consider in preparing for any new leisure time / home entertainment technology is NOT to be found in any of these acronyms or (more correctly) abbreviations I keep seeing (i.e., VCRs, VHS, S-VHS, HiB, DVD, NTSC, HDTV). No, my fine threading friends, the main concern consider in preparing for new technology is on the price tag, alone. Expect high definition figures there—rather, definitely high figures! Pixels, scans, resolution, et cetera, don’t worry: the best of 'em all will become standard fare in no time. All you gotta remember is to maintain your wallet and go generic.

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