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    From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 25 14:43:44 2023
    My elderly 40" Toshiba has been wall-mounted (at sitting head height,
    not above mantelpiece height) I inherited my Dad's 43" LG, and had been
    worried about re-using the old VESA mount (I seem to remember it was
    only rated for 37" screens).

    Well I shouldn't have worried, I had forgotten how hefty the Toshiba
    was, I can barely lift it with both hands, the LG I can lift single-handed!

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  • From Jeff Layman@21:1/5 to Andy Burns on Sat Mar 25 15:58:46 2023
    On 25/03/2023 14:43, Andy Burns wrote:
    My elderly 40" Toshiba has been wall-mounted (at sitting head height,
    not above mantelpiece height) I inherited my Dad's 43" LG, and had been worried about re-using the old VESA mount (I seem to remember it was
    only rated for 37" screens).

    Well I shouldn't have worried, I had forgotten how hefty the Toshiba
    was, I can barely lift it with both hands, the LG I can lift single-handed!

    I'm not surprised. I'll bet the Toshiba had a really wide bezel, while
    the LG has much thinner one. In fact, I would think that the overall
    size of the LG is the same, or perhaps even smaller than the Tosh,
    despite the increase in diagonal size.

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Jeff Layman on Sat Mar 25 16:06:10 2023
    Jeff Layman wrote:

    I'll bet the Toshiba had a really wide bezel, while the LG has much
    thinner one. In fact, I would think that the overall size of the LG is
    the same, or perhaps even smaller than the Tosh, despite the increase in diagonal size.

    Nearly ... Toshiba is about 1cm taller and 5cm thicker,
    LG is about 4cm wider.

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  • From Roderick Stewart@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 26 10:29:42 2023
    On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:43:44 +0000, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
    wrote:

    My elderly 40" Toshiba has been wall-mounted (at sitting head height,
    not above mantelpiece height) I inherited my Dad's 43" LG, and had been >worried about re-using the old VESA mount (I seem to remember it was
    only rated for 37" screens).

    Well I shouldn't have worried, I had forgotten how hefty the Toshiba
    was, I can barely lift it with both hands, the LG I can lift single-handed!

    I had a similar experience when I replaced my TV about a year ago.
    Even though the new one was larger it was considerably lighter. Maybe
    they're using cheaper materials now.

    I had to buy a new wall bracket because the new TV was supported in a
    different way, and I remember noticing that their capacity is often
    given by weight as well as screen size.

    Rod.

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  • From Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems L@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 26 12:41:00 2023
    I had a similar experience when I replaced my TV about a year ago.
    Even though the new one was larger it was considerably lighter.
    Maybe they're using cheaper materials now.

    Different design, originally flat screen TVs had fluorescent tube back lighting with a heavy metal frame, now it's much lighter LEDs back lights requiring less support.

    Angus

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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 26 13:31:13 2023
    Reminds me of the Plasmas. Many of those I got the feeling needed an RSJ to support them. No idea what must have been inside.
    At least all modern tvs are narrow. It makes me wince when I look at the
    old CRTs and try to lift one.
    Brian

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    I had a similar experience when I replaced my TV about a year ago.
    Even though the new one was larger it was considerably lighter.
    Maybe they're using cheaper materials now.

    Different design, originally flat screen TVs had fluorescent tube back lighting
    with a heavy metal frame, now it's much lighter LEDs back lights requiring less
    support.

    Angus


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  • From Peter Johnson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 29 15:24:24 2023
    On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:43:44 +0000, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
    wrote:

    My elderly 40" Toshiba has been wall-mounted (at sitting head height,
    not above mantelpiece height) I inherited my Dad's 43" LG, and had been >worried about re-using the old VESA mount (I seem to remember it was
    only rated for 37" screens).

    Well I shouldn't have worried, I had forgotten how hefty the Toshiba
    was, I can barely lift it with both hands, the LG I can lift single-handed!

    More than 20 years ago I put a CRT TV on a bracket in the bedroom,
    carefully checking the instructions for reference to weight before I
    did so - there weren't any.
    I don't remember how long it was there before I returned from a
    weekend away to find the TV on the floor, a hole in the plasterboard
    where it had been mounted and the power socket smashed where the
    flying TV had tried to pull the plug out.
    The TV was undamaged but the Teletext card needed to be re-seated. I
    repaired the hole in the wall using the plasterboard section on the
    back of the bracket but the site is still visible.
    I'm pleased that it happened while I wasn't there.

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Peter Johnson on Wed Mar 29 17:59:08 2023
    Peter Johnson wrote:

    More than 20 years ago I put a CRT TV on a bracket in the bedroom

    I had a 14" trinitron on a swivelly shelf bracket, but it was into a
    brick wall.

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  • From Vir Campestris@21:1/5 to Peter Johnson on Wed Mar 29 20:38:18 2023
    On 29/03/2023 15:24, Peter Johnson wrote:
    More than 20 years ago I put a CRT TV on a bracket in the bedroom,
    carefully checking the instructions for reference to weight before I
    did so - there weren't any.
    I don't remember how long it was there before I returned from a
    weekend away to find the TV on the floor, a hole in the plasterboard
    where it had been mounted and the power socket smashed where the
    flying TV had tried to pull the plug out.
    The TV was undamaged but the Teletext card needed to be re-seated. I
    repaired the hole in the wall using the plasterboard section on the
    back of the bracket but the site is still visible.
    I'm pleased that it happened while I wasn't there.

    You're lucky it didn't start a fire with all that wiring being torn up!

    We still have a 14" CRT in our bedroom. It's got a freeview box, but we
    hardly ever watch it. One day we'll have to work out what to install in
    the space in the build in furniture that was designed for it. Modern TVs
    just don't fit.

    Andy

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