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Benedict Arnold

How long will my television last for if I never turn it off?

ive already had it for about 6 years and now when I turn it on it doesn’t come on for hours. It stays in standby and only comes on when it feels like it. I can’t afford a new tv at the moment so I’m just going to keep it switched on. Tv’s in airports are on 24/7 so it should be safe. Just hope it lasts until the new year

Posted - December 10, 2017
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  • If it's an old style CRT tv they will last for decades left on .  The newer HDTV panel display types will fade or burnout in a couple of years left on.  Even leaving them on for more than 5 hours straight is bad for them.
      December 10, 2017 6:31 AM MST
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  • 13071
    Good answer Glis. ;)
      December 10, 2017 6:32 AM MST
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  • Thankies.   It sucks there isn't any CRT TVs being made.  They were so much better.  They were even made in HD before HD was a thing. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 10, 2017 6:37 AM MST
      December 10, 2017 6:35 AM MST
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  • 13071
    Its all about money. ;+
      December 10, 2017 6:38 AM MST
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  • Sure it is but it's consumer demand that killed them.  I mean the things were clunky and and heavy as hell and wasted a lot of space.
      December 10, 2017 6:40 AM MST
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  • 13071
    True that Glis. I overlooked that one. ;)
      December 10, 2017 6:41 AM MST
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  • I had to move a 42in CRT last month.  Holy chit was that hard.  I was mother-effing this and you C**** that on the stairs.  
      December 10, 2017 6:43 AM MST
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  • its HDTV. I haven’t turned it off for three days now
      December 10, 2017 6:36 AM MST
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  • I'd say give it about 4 years and you will start to notice some degradation in picture.   Usually you get this fuzzy effect and these weird digital lines that look like UPC barcodes at image transitions.
      December 10, 2017 6:38 AM MST
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