They said that NTSC stands for “ Not The Same Color” 
When my German relatives visited the states in 1979, they asked why the color TV quality was so poor (it lokked fine to me at the time).
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Sheesh. We never had a color tv at home. So everything was in black and white. I think we were well into the 80s. Bought a $700 console color tv while the kid was at scout camp just to surprise him. They had to deliver the dang thing in their truck. Them were the good ole days.
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THIS!!! Now we are stuck with junk throwaway flat screens. Now I will admit the picture is much better on a new TV vs the tube TVs but I like the reliability of the old ones.
Now Im sure im going to hear about how reliable modern flat screen LCD tvs are, but in my experience they are not. The most i have gotten out of one before it had issues was just shy of 2 years. That was a Sony back in 2008, then it started getting a line of dead pixels tgat would come and go. I ran it until 2019 and bought a LG, it actually had been flawless for 4 years so I correct myself. It met an early demise when I threw the remote and accidentally hit the very top of the screen killing it.
Then I got a vision and it had to have a board replaced 6 months in. Its still working but im not holding my breath on it.
This concerns me with newer vehicles with their fancy lcd displays for everything. Not to be trusted as far as im concerned!
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The one in the den has been going pretty much non stop since 2011. Got it when the wife had a serious ankle and leg break. Pretty much stationary for a month. Don’t know the brand without looking. The bedroom one went dark and replaced that one but has tons of channels on their private network. The little one in the kitchen became unresponsive so I said I’d just check Walmart and get a new remote to try or a new flat screen. Remote was about $20 and tv was about $80. Yeah I know but geeze for $80 who cares but the remote was all that was needed. So we’ve had pretty good luck with flat screens.
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Most people do not comprehend the size of my antenna when I say it is an 18-beam. It is 3 times longer than I am tall and the side reflector elements are over 6-feet long, meaning it is 18’ long and almost 13’ wide… I am lucky my home was built with real rafters and not trussed rafters, so my attic is walk-around full height and full width. The antenna is mounted to a pole hung from the rafters overhead allowing the antenna to be swung a full 360°… Additionally, almost all of the over-the-air broadcast stations are positioned about 35-miles south of me.
Yeah I have truss rafters so I can get length but not width and can’t do much for aiming. I refuse to put it on the roof though.
Yeah, same here, Besides a whale of a lightning attractor, this “monster” of an antenna came with all sorts of instructions on how to install it with “guide wires” and plenty of warnings about attaching it old masonry chimneys.
Germans TVs used PAL which had 576 lines of resolution while the US NTSC used just 480 so it was poorer quality.
NTSC and PAL are two different analog television standards distinguished primarily by their frame rates, resolution, and the regions in which they are used. NTSC (National Television System Committee) is used in North America and Japan, with a frame rate of approximately 30 fps and a resolution of 720x480 pixels. PAL (Phase Alternating Line) is used in Europe, Australia, and other parts of the world, with a frame rate of 25 fps and a higher resolution of 720x576 pixels
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This ones for Chris… I went a little high cause the temps are a dropping… Specs are 32psi, mine were down to 27-28psi after the cold snap we just had…
I used my Carista app to see what the pressures were in real time, with a few second delay…
A 0.49psi difference is as far as I cared to get them…
My trusty old inflater and my old Snap-On gauge are dead even with the TPMS sensors…
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A little higher for winter is ok. I maintain 33psi from January through March (the 3 coldest months in CT).
This has been our month so far, with a 40° degree swing this week in the highs alone… lol
And then for the next 3 weeks, the forecast looks like this…
You would go crazy trying to keep your air pressures adjusted correctly… lol
My understanding is the opposite. A little under is better for traction in slippery conditions. Not over. Although I set the same psi all year round.
I add another 10psi of pressure to the tires during winter. I figure more pressure means more weight and the heavier I make the car the better the traction will be. 
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Of course the Emojis may be saying something different;..
Here is a link sure to stir the blood of most members out of their Winter Slumber…
Modern passenger (and commercial) tires - from the last 25 years or so - are quite tolerant of such temperature roller coasters. Are you in New England as I am, or upper mid-West? Those forecasts remind me of it.
I pick a day I’m not working, perhaps every other Sunday morning, and adjust my pressure cold at those times. Works out to 2x per month, and I find I must correct the pressure maybe 2psi at most. Takes no more than 2 minutes if the pressures are within 1psi of spec, 3-5min if I need to adjust.
Old wives tale. Actually, and this is key: Overinflating, by 2-3psi as per tirepressure . org, gives a cold tire in winter more ‘bite’ down through various winter precipitation.
As per my 2010 Honda example: 32psi cold spec from Honda, starting in late December through March I keep them at 33-34psi, but no more. These are 50R17s, so they aready ride a little firmer than the 60R16s on the same model year base trim.
That is probably the best policy, and is repeated on the websites of nearly every tire manufacturer and tire retailer. When Town Fair Tire examined the 5 year old ProContacts on our 2005 Corolla, they said yes, you should replace soon, but were impressed by how even the treadwear was. I’d maintained them at 30-31(winter!) psi, for that entire time.
The vehicle manufacturer, and the vehicle the tires are installed in, determines the correct cold pressures (or pressure range, if applicable), not the tire itself, the brand name of tire, or our opinions, or preferences, or speculation.
Underinflated works better and SAND.
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Also when going over big rocks while out 4 wheeling…
That is why so many Tacoma’s and other guys/gals are running onboard air compressors, so they can air back up after wheeling off road in the dirt/rock/sand/etc…
Ok, for offroading and sand.
But underinflating for winter precip was disproven years ago. Tirepressure.org even recommends 2-3psi higher winter pressures for snow and ice.
Are you supposed to put the sand in the trunk or in the back seat?
Doing my part to get to 200!
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You open the bag and pour it in the truck. I’ve actually seen a woman do that. 10 years later she was still removing sand from her trunk.