Subj : Re: They don't make TVs like
To   : Mike Powell
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Thu Feb 12 2026 10:37 am

-=> Mike Powell wrote to ROB MCCART <=-

 > I could easily afford a new flat screen but I have other 'issues'.
 > My place is often left unheated over the winter and below freezing
 > conditions can destroy flat screens..  They all use LCD, and that
 > stands for LIQUID Crystal Display..  Liquids can freeze and distort.

 MP> Yeah they can.  My first flat screen TV maybe lasted 6 or 7 years.  :(

 Interesting - we have a 20 year old Panasonic flat screen at an
 unheated cabin in the Lake Tahoe area - it's at a high of 22F this
 weekend. It's been through several winters up there.


 
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