Tech changes

[Go_Dogs]

I am not a big technology person. Last week, I went into a Best Buy because my laptop stopped working. My observation is this-While I was in the Best Buy, I saw an amazing assortment of tablets, chrome books, readers, and stuff that I don't even know what they are. It seems to me that these devices can replace a lot of the expensive TVs that are frequently standard equipment in RVs. I'm just wondering if I am off-base, or are the RV manufacturers installing and making buyer's pay for standard TV equipment that should be offered as an option? I know that there are RVs that are minimally equipped but I think more often than not, it's hard to find a workable floor plan without a TV.

[JiminDenver]

Goodwill no longer takes CRT TVs here. Stores like Bestbuy will recycle them.

[2012Coleman]

I put a CRT up for sale on Craigs List - nobody wanted it at 20 bucks, so lowered to 10. Its going to goodwill.

[gatorcq]

CRT's have not been produce for the US for many years. And yes you can still get them in Mexico. However that being said, most manufactures change over in the Mid 2000. You can not find a CRT in anything early then 2009 or maybe earlier.

[DougE]

CRT - Cathode Ray Tube. Original tv. Heavy and needed a bunch of room from front to back.

[Go_Dogs]

Well, I don't even know what a CRT TV is. I did get a Wi-Fi hotspot while I was in Best Buy, I wanted a secure connection-$80.

[dbbls]

2oldman wrote:
If they are going to keep installing worthless CRT TVs they should just stop.

I haven't seen a CRT TV in years. They don't even make them as far as I know.

[rk911]

laptops, tablets, etc. are fine and dandy platforms for watching video but how are you going to get the content to the platform? campground wifi systems cannot handle the load that would result and many of them will severely throttle your download speed if *any* streaming data is detected. got your own wifi hotspot? ok, that'll work if you have the bucks.

[2oldman]

If they are going to keep installing worthless CRT TVs they should just stop.