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   >  > 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.   
      
   To my knowledge, my failure wasn't even due to cold.  It got to where the   
   color was not right.  I moved it downstairs where it got used sparringly   
   for probably a couple or three more years before the picture quit working   
   all together.   
      
   I forget what brand it was.  It was a "3D" tv but as there were no   
   broadcasts that were 3D to watch, that feature never got used.  I didn't   
   buy it for that reason.   
      
   Mike   
      
      
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