TOTALLY A TAAT do you think big tellies are common?

[LennyCrabsticks]

And if so, can you explain why?

I'm fascinated by the whole concept.

Educate me.

This sofa is also still for sale in dfs for £1495 but why buy it at that price? My vice is foriegn holidays so would rather go away 2/3 times a year.

Surely debrett's approve of bbc four.

And sky arts?

Not RTFT (who has?) but I don't think big TVs are common.

I think asking if they are and talking about them negatively are common.

So there.

I wouldn't say they were common, we have a 32" LCD which is quite a few years old and cost about £800 then, how they have decreased in price. When it wears out we will probably buy a bit bigger one 37-40", any bigger won't fit our lounge space. I won't buy a big one for the sake of it though, ours is still good. If our lounge was bigger we would have a bigger telly.

A big telly is quite cheap nowadays though, I think in the past they were seen as a bit of a status thing as they cost so much but a big one could just be a supermarket cheapie fought over in Tesco or Asda for £200-300

I remember years ago watching a comedian at a friend's house. His TV was considered (at the time) to be massive. The comedian (I can't think who it was - possibly the floppy haired chinese looking chap) was doing a skit on working class and middle class, and how you can tell what you are. The acid test apparently was: "If your TV is too big for your house, then you're working class" My firend's wife (who in fairness had already commented on the ridiculousness of the TV) went bright red. I nearly choked laughing.

We have a 40'' tv which I now struggle to see becasue we've moved to a bigger house (it's actually the sky banner that I struggle with). We are going to get a 60" smart tv, but to be honest, it's for the family room. Even though I don't particularly think they're "common" in the class sense, I wouldn't personally want one front and centre in the lounge.

Malice, I do not understand why she would go red. Is working class considered something bad, something to be ashamed of? Are middle class people considered in some way superior?
I could not give a toss whether I am working class, middle class or Royalty. I think the whole definition of class is a bit last century and people need to move on.

I think she went red because of the context. I should point out that we're all "working class" We were sat in my friends ex-council house and we (at the time) lived in an ex-council house.

It's not something that would have been an issue otherwise.

Who mentioned a three piece suite? Were you being ironic, 'cause that's way more common than a big telly

I'm having a deja vu - Didn't you post yesterday about your BIL being a knob about your massive TV?

I couldn't care less, so long as no one tries to force me to have one in my house. I can't say that Peppa Pig looks any better on a 60" screen than our 32".

Though we did have a snigger when someone bought a massive one from Currys, the other day, then wheeled it back in when they couldn't fit it in their car :o Muppet.

I want this for my 11' by 13' living room area. It's only worth slightly more than half the value of my house.

Not too tacky, is it?

www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-dvd-blu-ray/televisions/large-screen-tvs-32-and-over/samsung-ue85s9stxxu-smart-3d-4k-ultra-hd-85-led-tv-21485731-pdt.html

Yes Number3, that's why it's a TAAT.

Loadsa people on that thread stating that big tellies = bit common.

They're pretty common.

Sorry what does TAAT mean? [embarrassed]

Big tellies are common, but they don't make you common if that makes sense.

(Mine is only 42 inches, that's not massive)

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Thanks for the education. Every day is an education on Mumsnet haha

I never understood why people bothered with TVs and didn't own one until I had dd and had to stay in every night while too sleep deprived to do anything that required brain function. Now I understand, there's so many good shows!!! If you're watching something, it looks much better on a nice, big, high def flat screen. Most people have them now.

I like big televisions, I don't judge people whose TVs are too big for their rooms, I don't have to live there. I do judge TVs in bedrooms a little. That's just addicted. As for TVs in toddlers rooms, I have to admit my first thought was is it to keep them entertained while the parents get drunk/shoot up on heroin? I'm sure that's not the case but I do think it indicates an extremely TV centric household and I don't think that's a good thing.

The idea of homes where there is no bedding/toys/furniture/food but a sixty inch flat screen hung up on the wall sounds bizarre. Really???

I do judge TVs in bedrooms a little. That's just addicted. As for TVs in toddlers rooms, I have to admit my first thought was is it to keep them entertained while the parents get drunk/shoot up on heroin?

I must admit I don't like the idea of tvs in bedrooms, especially for young children, but that's never been my first thought!