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03-26-2020, 03:24 PM
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Has anyone here seen, mainly on flat-screen LCD/LED televisions that have been wall-mounted, those two pull-strings hanging down from underneath them? Typically black string, with small shade-pull handles on them.
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03-27-2020, 05:51 AM
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Seriously? Am I the only person on the planet to have noticed the above?
Sheesh.. I need to get a hobby.
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03-27-2020, 05:52 AM
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I think they’re for unlocking the wall mount so you can lift the TV to plug/unplug cables.
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03-27-2020, 08:00 AM
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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Originally Posted by TheGrandK-Man
Seriously? Am I the only person on the planet to have noticed the above?
Sheesh.. I need to get a hobby.
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You do. You only posted yesterday.
And no I have never seen this but I can promise you it's what Mark said. |
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03-27-2020, 09:03 AM
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Location: Removing a snake out of the neighbor's washing machine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peregrine
You do. You only posted yesterday.
And no I have never seen this but I can
promise you it's what Mark said.
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You're probably not an 'Aspie' - I was diagnosed as high functioning twenty years ago. One trait of Aspergers is noticing every dang little detail in a subject or situation. Drives other people bonkers, lol!
Honestly, my first guess was that they were used to turn the sets on and off. |
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03-31-2020, 09:00 AM
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Location: McAllen, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGrandK-Man
Honestly, my first guess was that they were used to turn the sets on and off.
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The would imply a mechanical switch. On many modern TVs you will have a hard time finding the on/off button. Changing channels is another one that may be possible from the TV panel. Anything else, remote strictly required. Changing inputs is a good example. |
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03-31-2020, 12:32 PM
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Location: Former LI'er Now Rehoboth Beach, DE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markjames68
I think they’re for unlocking the wall mount so you can lift the TV to plug/unplug cables.
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^This.
https://blog.puls.com/tv-dismounting...ehensive-guide |
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03-31-2020, 01:16 PM
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Location: Removing a snake out of the neighbor's washing machine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gguerra
The would imply a mechanical switch. On
many modern TVs you will have a hard time finding
the on/off button. Changing channels is another one
that may be possible from the TV panel. Anything else,
remote strictly required. Changing inputs is a good
example.
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The 24hr. laundromat I wait 5-10 minutes in across from my job has three smaller LEDs throughout, each with those two cords hanging down. I just figured, institutional setting, special models. One cord pulls On, the other, Off. Remotes stowed safely in the storage or office, or at the laundry owners home.
I find the recent trend toward removal of buttons from the cases of TVs to be, putting it gently, stupid. In my time, you had on/off/volume, bright, contrast, color, etc. knobs all in a row on a panel next to or beneath the picture. The way they're supposed to be.
On modern panels, for me, Power, volume, channel, input, and menu buttons should be mandatory, from 20"diagonal up to 100".
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03-31-2020, 04:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGrandK-Man
The 24hr. laundromat I wait 5-10 minutes in across from my job has three smaller LEDs throughout, each with those two cords hanging down. I just figured, institutional setting, special models. One cord pulls On, the other, Off. Remotes stowed safely in the storage or office, or at the laundry owners home.
I find the recent trend toward removal of buttons from the cases of TVs to be, putting it gently, stupid. In my time, you had on/off/volume, bright, contrast, color, etc. knobs all in a row on a panel next to or beneath the picture. The way they're supposed to be.
On modern panels, for me, Power, volume, channel, input, and menu buttons should be mandatory, from 20"diagonal up to 100".
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"Your time"? You're not even 50 yet are you? |
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03-31-2020, 04:45 PM
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Location: Removing a snake out of the neighbor's washing machine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KemBro71
"Your time"? You're not even
50 yet are you?
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It's complicated
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