me- 1994 Sony, 20" / 1999 Sharp 25" ... did not even bother to look at the new stuff over the years- until this past Christmas 2011-when i saw price$ drop to more normal rate of 500$ +- range. I am good to go for several more years until the new stuff drops some more. Really, the new stuff isn't that much better for the price/size selection .
My Toshiba went out about 7 years ago..the repairman came out..replaced maybe it was a “tube’ ha. Good to go.
and that TV got moved from Ohio to Fla, back to Ohio, back to Fl and then moved about 7 more times within FL...HA.
Ha. ha.