Where can I buy a TV with a fatter frame and weighs heavier?

SexyGreyFox · 23 Sep 2017 at 12:50

This is for my 82 year old Mum.
She hates the TV we've recently got her because it's a standard flat panel that is very light and she's scared of knocking it over

She is used to thicker heavier TVs so does anybody still do one?
She'd be happy with my old 36" CRT that took 4 men to carry.

SexyGreyFox · 23 Sep 2017 at 13:01

Impossible where it is.
She just looks at it as though it's cheap because of how thin it is with a 1/2 inch frame.

SexyGreyFox · 23 Sep 2017 at 17:09

She won't have second hand.
She originally had an old style 32" TV with thick frames so told her she could go to 37" - 40" because new panels were a lot smaller now.
I got the 32" and it looks lost in the corner even though the screen size is exactly the same.

SexyGreyFox · 25 Sep 2017 at 07:37

Some of you are missing the point unlike Psycho, she looks at the TV and because it's so thin and a tiny frame she thinks it looks cheap.
We have an old style shop locally called Hylands and I bet they've got something in their back room.

SexyGreyFox · 25 Sep 2017 at 18:00

Maundie said:
I had a cheap LCD from Argos (Acoustic Solutions I think it was) that had a really thick bezel, I could only get the 24" one in the gap I had, manage to replace it with a 32" Samsung LED with plenty of room to spare about a year ago so maybe look at Argos/Asda/Tesco for the very cheap range as they tend to be a lot less streamlined.

We have a large Currys so I'll have a look but I didn't give Tesco a thought - good call.

SexyGreyFox · 27 Sep 2017 at 07:35

rubberduck said:
Just encase a new TV in a wooden frame/box and paint mahogany.

Got to be silver and match perfectly to the stand

SexyGreyFox · 27 Sep 2017 at 19:02

signs said:
Paint the stand mahogany

You're not taking this seriously

SexyGreyFox · 28 Sep 2017 at 22:56

You don't know my Mother, there is no way she would allow anything second hand or free into the house.

SexyGreyFox · 28 Sep 2017 at 23:14

OpenToSuggestions said:
What is wrong with: 'Nothing I can do. They are all like this now and new ones in the old style no longer exist'.

I'm going to try Hylands in Longton, they'll have something in their warehouse.

She's been on about it tonight - "Look how cheap and flimsy it looks".

SexyGreyFox · 28 Sep 2017 at 23:16

spoffle said:
Okay, so she doesn't get what she wants. It sounds like you've spent too long enabling troublesome and demanding behaviour.

82, 24/7 oxygen, Palliative Care, End of Life Care Plan and 2 days a week at Douglas MacMillan - personally I think she deserves to be demanding before her death.
I'd like to make her happy if I can for the amount of time she's got left.

SexyGreyFox · 1 Oct 2017 at 11:58

hornetstinger said:
Sounds a right snob.

No, she's a very proud woman who is house bound and hasn't got many months left so wants nice things before she dies.
She has spent a load of money on decorating, new doors, new kitchen units, new fridge because she has to look at it all day because she can't do anything else.
if she is sitting there looking at something for hours on end she wants it on her terms.
Perhaps when you've grown up a bit and have a bit more empathy you might be able to see it from somebody else's viewpoint.

HOWEVER, yesterday she made me ring up a local family run shop who she has had all her TVs from.
I left the speaker on so she could hear the conversation.
Basically the guy on the other end laughed when I requested a TV with a bigger frame and a bit more weight and couldn't help us.
My Mum finally got the message that it wasn't going to happen so has agreed to have a larger TV with physical buttons that she can press.
You can call her a snob again but she does like to use the buttons on a TV to change channels or turn the volume up sometimes.
I just hope they still make them.

SexyGreyFox · 1 Oct 2017 at 13:43

Psycho Sonny said:
When I have grown up? Maybe you should look in the mirror?

Lol, since when have you been hornetstinger?
You need to read peoples posts

or have you got two accounts?

Psycho Sonny said:
There is nothing degrading about buying second hand and there is nothing to be proud about buying brand new either. You both need to get off your high horses and deal with reality here.

If I look around my room now I'm looking at a lot of second hand gear so I have no idea what you're on about or do you mean my Mum?
What's so hard to understand that she is dieing and wants to go out with what she wants?
Is that so unreasonable, really?
Look into your heart a little bit, my Mum wants an old style TV but brand new if possible, is that really an unreasonable request?
Is it worth arguing about?

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SexyGreyFox · 1 Oct 2017 at 14:39

Psycho Sonny said:
we have already told you. they don't exist.

Actually they do so it's not rcorrect to say they don't exist -
Bush, Sony, Hitachi, Samsung & Cello all have the TV she is after but not in the right size or colour.

Here's a couple -

http://www.hitachidigitalmedia.com/en-gb/products/led-tvs/fhd/22hbd06u

https://www.tesco.com/direct/cello-...o-hdtv-1366-x-768/534-7689.prd?skuId=534-7689

SexyGreyFox · 1 Oct 2017 at 14:41

Psycho Sonny said:
it's like saying i want a 1960's mustang but it must be brand new. well how does that work?

I see your point but old stock still exists for many products if you know where to find it.

SexyGreyFox · 1 Oct 2017 at 21:15

Psycho Sonny said:
This thread is honestly ridiculous. You talk about how she wants all of the best fittings in her house. New doors, new carpets, fresh paint. Then you are looking at the worst made tv's possible with the worst and cheapest panels made. Yet she wants "quality" and new. They are also 720P in the bigger panel.

She doesn't know 'names' and it's only got to last about 6 months if she's lucky.
No need to argue with an old dieing woman, I want to make her happy and if I can get a no name TV that she will be happy with then job done.
720p in a bigger panel will mean nothing to her - she wears these glasses that have things called prisms in them.

SexyGreyFox · 1 Oct 2017 at 21:18

hornetstinger said:
How about buying something like this and install a LCD inside, don't forget to set overscan to 10-15%, and make sure the edges are distorted for the proper CRT feeling

https://stellartv.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/img_1390.jpg?w=299&h=223

Like but it won't fit up the corner.
I should have taken a picture of where it goes.

SexyGreyFox · 6 Oct 2017 at 19:14

Thanks Sypel

My Sister went into a warehouse called JTF and has found a 37" cheap make with a wider frame, a stand in the middle and a bit of weight behind it.
It's a black frame but my Mum said it will be OK.