Bedroom telly broke.
Rarely used, so apparently it is objecting to its neglect. It wins.
It has been around a while, it is a 2007, 14" portable, with integrated VHS, so has done quite well. When bought, it was a good alarm clock. Set to come on with BBC Breakfast, so irritatiing, it made us get out of bed.
I've struggled with the dilemma, replace, or not, but, this is an excuse to upgrade the one downstairs. Current lounge telly is 32", fine for the room, but partner is now not seeing well. A larger screen will help her. So decided on a 43", and the 'little' one can move upstairs.
Whilst staring at so many in Currys, noticed a significant difference in viewing angles. There are quite a few cheaper ones, from previously unknown Chinese companies, that go dull almost immediately you move away from directly ahead. So unless only two people sit close together, directly in front if them, others will see a poor picture. Spend 50% more, and see from a significantly wider angle. Demonstrates why online shopping for some stuff may not be the best option.
Will have to take the Doblo to collect, I don't think I could get it in the Panda, or the Fabia. Reminds me of when I bought a 24" CRT telly in 1988. Was driving a Morris Marina then, a normal saloon, no hatchback. Had to unbox the telly to get it onto the back seat. Boot aperture too small, and rear door aperture nearly too small. Box too big even for the front passenger seat. Many years later, next telly only just fitted into the back of a classic Panda. Do people have to hire vans to get those silly enormous screens?
There's a formula for determining correct size of screen for the room, based on distance you sit from it. Larger by more than a small amount will cause your eyes to have to keep sweeping the screen, causing fatigue, and missed details. Like sitting in the front row of the cinema.
