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Tzakiel

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Crt life and keeping always on vs. on and off
« on: November 30, 2013, 12:53:27 pm »
Quick question, to keep an old crt tv in good working order, is there any advantage to keeping it always on (with black/blank screen saver) vs turning it on and off with every use?
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Crt life and keeping always on vs. on and off
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2013, 02:17:24 pm »
TVs are not designed to on all the time.
  You will shorten its life by keeping it in all the time.
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