Death by TV

[stevej37]

If you own certain models of LG smart tv's....they might tip over and kill you.
52,000 tv's affected.

https://www.androidauthority.com/lg-tv-recall-3266506/

[Baz]

I'm a Vizio guy myself.....

[stevej37]

^^^ You're safe.

[stevej37]

My Vizio is a 65 inch model.
I can't imagine a slightly larger tv tipping over and possibly killing someone.


If they were talking about the older tube type tv's....yes, even a 55" could kill a person if it dropped on them.

[pwd72s]

It's all about weight and balance

[stevej37]

^^^ Yes...but a 65" or larger flat screen is no harder to pick up than an equal size sheet of 1" chipboard.
There is no potential weight damage if they fall over.

A cabinet full of tools is a whole diff story.
I wouldn't want to be under one of those.

[Scott Douglas]

I have an anti-tip device installed on my Sony.

I live in earthquake country.

[stevej37]

^^^ Mine just has the small two legs on both ends. It could tip if someone grabbed the tv...but I have no worries about it hurting someone. It would be like an aluminum door tipping over.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

All TVs kill you, just slowly when you watch them. I'd prefer a quick death having one fall on me vs suffer through watching one, like you are in a coma on life support.

[stevej37]

^^^ True.

[Baz]

My TV is my best friend!

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Baz

My TV is my best friend!

And Vizio's are a great brand.

[red 928]

The article is about 86" tvs.

LG Electronics has recalled four models of its 86-inch TVs. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall notice says explains that the recall is due to the TVs presenting a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard.

According to Digital Trends, there have been 12 reported cases of tip-overs. Fortunately, none of the reported cases have resulted in injury or death.

It appears that there’s nothing defective about the TVs on their own, but rather the stands used to support them. The TVs, which weigh about 100 pounds, can put too much stress on the stands and cause damage

[sc_rufctr]

^^^ So LG cheaped out and created the problem.

(My TV is secured with a strap and bracket. I bought it as a kit)

[GH85Carrera]

Our last tube TV was the Mitsubishi's 40 inch tube. The largest CRT tube ever made. It weighed 400 pounds and took the help of a strong friend to move that beast. It was working fine, but we were ready for a flat screen TV. I found a friend that wanted it. Getting it in and out of my El Camino was a challenge. I was real happy to never move it again. It would flatten anyone if it fell on them.

I feel sorry for whoever had to move it next, but it was not my problem.

[stevej37]

After the tube type tv's...there were lots of projection tv's used in homes which were lighter but bulkier than the tube type.
There is a home near me that has one by the side of the road with a 'Free' sign on it. It's been there for over a month now with no cover on it.

[porsche tech]

Like dressers for some time (10 years?) come with an anchor to put on the wall behind it to keep it from tipping over. Guess it only takes one lawsuit to institute this stuff.

Vizio: I have 2, one in the den and a smaller one in the guest room. About a month out of warranty the smaller one (which had very few hours on it) quit. Costco arranged a 3 way call with Vizio and Vizio agreed to replace it. Next day they called back and said ship it to them (at my expense) and they would repair it. Got it back and about 1 year later same thing happened to it. Threw it away. The one in my den is about 11 years old and continues to operate but has always taken a very long time to turn on. Probably won’t buy another Vizio.

[GH85Carrera]

It is mind boggling how far TVs have come.



At Home With The World. This television set, retailing for $100, ($1,625 in today's money) is reportedly the first moderately priced receiver manufactured in quantity. Rose Clare Leonard watches the screen, which reproduces a 5×7 image, as she tunes in at the first public post-war showing at a New York department store, on August 24, 1945.

Imagine watching a low resolution 5x7 inch B&W screen with very few programs on to even watch for just a few hours per day.

Imagine anyone from that era suddenly seeing a 75 inch 4K TV with surround sound, and thinking it costs less than half the money than the little B&W set. And we can watch a movie whenever we want, for just a few bucks.

[Danimal16]

So these are natural gas powered TVs?

[nota]

we had a b/w projection TV in about 1954
had very bright very hot tube and big mirror
and the top was a 3x4 foot screen

I loved the thing at age 4 it was bigger then I was
but it caught fire

that was the only tv that tryed to kill me