Considering how my last (CRT) TV was fully functional without flaws for 17 years, 8 years seems pretty small... especially when you consider the costs.
I'd much rather stretch those 8 years by keeping the TV on for only several hours a day rather than constantly on --- when it won't even be looked at for longer than a glance at a time.
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wouldn't diminish the lifespan of your tv by leaving it on constantly?
Unless things have improved, I'd read 2 years ago that these displays should last for about 70,000 hours.
70,000 hours at my math would be just under 8 years of 24/7 usage. Thats a long time...
70,000/24 hours in a day = 2916.6 days
2916.6 days/365 days a year = 7.99 years
Considering how my last (CRT) TV was fully functional without flaws for 17 years, 8 years seems pretty small... especially when you consider the costs.
I'd much rather stretch those 8 years by keeping the TV on for only several hours a day rather than constantly on --- when it won't even be looked at for longer than a glance at a time.