Err...no. I've got an LCD monitor on one of my puters, and while it's gorgeous under ANY conditions, it shows to its best effect when the room is dark. Of course, it's also tweaked to hell and back, both on the monitor and on the machine, but hands down it's the best monitor I've ever used...and I used to hate LCDs until I got this as a gift.
As remarkable as this sounds, LCD doesn't always equal washed out crap. I lowered brightness and gamma slightly, raised contrast a little, and it has a fine rich black where it should.
The old Philco's picture is starting to shrink and it's getting harder to see and hear the Lawrence Welk Show. Moving the rabbit ears does no good and the channel knob broke years ago. Mother and I rarely find the need to change the channel. When we do change the channel, we find a pair of vice grips do the job.
My questions are: Is it true that aluminium foil can improve reception? Our local hardware store no longer has a tube tester machine. Where can Mother go to buy replacement tubes? Should we invest in a rooftop antenna?
Also, while I'm on the online, we are thinking of buying a push button phone. The rotary dial is hard on our fingers. What is a good push button phone to buy from the phone company?