SOCIAL: Big HDTV for sale cheap (or free)

Allegra Hirschman allegra.hirschman at gmail.com
Fri Mar 28 12:25:05 PDT 2008


Deep,

Your sliding scale is soooo cute!!!  Just wanted to say that.  As a
student/artist type (who wouldn't even know what to do with a new tv
personally) I really appreciate this on principal!!!

Congrats to whoever gets this generous offer!

allegra


On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Amandeep Jawa <deep at deeptrouble.com> wrote:
> Hey kids -
>
>  So last night I won a new giant LCD TV at a focus group I was at*.  I'm
> very very excited & this means 2 things for you my friends:
>         a) even better movie nights (this TV should be great! a 46" high end
> Samsung)
>         b) somebody can score my old really great HD for cheap (or free).
>
>  And that is what this emails is about:
>  I don't know when my new TV shows up (I presume a week or two), so I'll
> keep my trusty 34" Sony Tube HDTV until then, but after that I'll gladly
> part with it for:
>         - $300 - that is the friends discount
>         - $0 - if you work at a non profit or are a student/artist type
>
>   Note that It was $2500 4 years ago when I bought it!. So this seems like a
> steal to me! My advice to you all is that if you have room for a TV this big
> (and mind you it is big), and if you want a great HDTV** grab this one from
> me - it's an excellent TV!
>
>  'deep
>
>  *Actually it was one that Amy Mueller posted to social a few weeks back -
> Thanks Aim!
>  ** read the note below about HD sources
>
>
>  TV details:
>
>  Sony KV-34XBR910
>  This set was the top of the line 34" HD CRT from Sony when I bought new in
> 2004.  Like all CRT TV's (tube) it tends to have better picture quality than
> LCDs and is more power efficient that plasmas of the same generation.  It
> has fantastic picture quality and loads of good features (see the links
> below for details).
>
>  The TV is in great shape and works really well. It has various inputs front
> & rear, comes with the original remote & manuals.  The only reason I'm
> getting rid of it is that I won a bigger TV. I should also mention that
> there is a slight discoloration in the tube in the bottom left of the screen
> (left an unshielded speaker too close for too long) - but it isn't very
> noticeable at all - seriously.
>
>  34 inch wide
>  26.1 inches deep
>  199lbs
>
>  PICK UP ONLY
>
>  Th CNet review is here:
>  http://tinyurl.com/36xgkz
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>  Here is an article on the TV:
>  http://ultimateavmag.com/crtdisplays/104sony/
>
>  & here is another picture (though not exactly the same model, it looks the
> same)
>  http://tinyurl.com/3cqqp3
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>  NOTE: Also note that like all HDTVs,  if you want to take advantage of the
> High Definition picture, you'll need some sort of HD source (an inhouse HD
> antenna - cheap but iffy, a HD antenna on your roof - should work well, HD
> cable from Comcast, or an HD satellite receiver).  If you don't have an HD
> source, the TV will work just great with normal cable, or normal broadcast
> too.
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>  Amandeep Jawa
>  ----------------------------------
>  deep AT deeptrouble DOT com
>  937 Valencia St.
>  San Francisco, CA 94110-2320
>
>  Home: 415 255 6257 (ALL MALP)
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