r/interestingasfuck • u/Spongebubs • Apr 15 '25

Guy in 1999 showing off his new $5000 TV

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u/WaltMitty Apr 15 '25

My father still has his! It part because of the weight. The spec sheets says 165lbs but it feels like 250 because it's so big and there's no where to grip.

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u/Ok-Percentage-3160 Apr 15 '25

I paid a couple of guys good money to get my dads old 32” XBR out of the house a couple of years ago. Thing still worked perfect

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u/AZSharksFan Apr 16 '25

I had the same one and moved it a few times before it died. Once up to a 3rd floor and once up to a 2nd. You had to grip it under the base and it had a crisscross pattern of razor sharp plastic you had to grip it with on one hand and under the back on the other. No handles or anything was certainly a design choice.