Sentences with phrase «than a television set»

Human beings have never built a machine more satisfying to destroy than a television set.

We need look no further than our television sets any night of the week to see people getting hurt, presented as comedy in «funniest home videos».

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Operating profit from display unit Samsung Display tumbled 90 percent to 110 billion won as weaker - than - forecast sales of the Galaxy S4 left smartphone screens sitting in the inventory, while subdued sales of television sets also had an impact on TV screen shipments.

It's possible that set - top box, dongle and console manufacturers could try the same unpopular moves as Samsung — indeed, Microsoft generated similar privacy concerns last year with voice recognition on its Xbox One — but their devices are typically much cheaper than televisions and therefore more easily replaceable.

Graziosi, who's generated hundreds of millions of dollars with his brands, companies and investments, with a 15 - year television career, argues that creating a true vision for your future by looking backwards will get you exponentially better results than setting goals in the traditional sense.

I would suggest that if you are planning to buy a television set or refrigerator, do on installment rather than paying cash.

The Book of Revelation, for example, is much harder to interpret than, say, the instructions in a user manual for a television set (unless the manual has been auto - generated by some translation program, of course).

Just as those glued to their television sets for six or seven hours a night reasonably prefer sets with PIP (picture in picture) which let one see the action of more than one channel at once, to enhance surfing (at the loss of coherence, if you value that), so, too, do workers chained to computer monitors for eight or more hours a day naturally prefer to have a large screen with 16 million possible shades and hues of color, with a number of programs opened at once.

How can families «see God» when in the average American home the television set is on more than seven hours a day — every day?

Their newly acquired religious faith, where it persists, more frequently than not is oriented around the television set and the television preacher than around an external local church that has not been associated with the experience.

The Arkansas AD will again be on your television set this fall, hopefully explaining rankings with more clarity than at times in 2014.

This is better than buying them smart devices or investing in a television set to watch cartoons and other animation.

I asked other moms to share their first reactions to their babies and, as predicted, there's so much more than we see in a television set's delivery room.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), more than 16,000 children under the age of 5 went to the emergency room in 2006 with injuries caused when television sets, bookcases, and other furniture and appliances tipped over on them.

Swing sets are better than the televisions or computers, tablets and smartphones that seem to take most of the kids» attention these days.

If a person has more than two television sets, it is possible to feed all sets from one set top box but, they will all show the same programme that this is selected.

Furthermore, says Provine in his book Laughter: A scientific investigation, we are 50 per cent more likely to laugh when speaking than when listening, and 30 times gigglier in a social setting than when alone without a social surrogate such as a television.

Our studies would require a range of technologies, such as acoustic echo sounders, a magnetometer, subbottom acoustic profilers, a ground - penetrating radar, devices to recover sediment cores, an underwater television camera and a set of GPS receivers to enable study teams to track their position with a resolution of less than a meter.

But light at night — whether the orange glow of streetlights, the yellow glow of home lighting or the blue glare of television sets or smartphones — is more than a problem of aesthetics and stargazing.

Sufferers of seasonal affective disorder would rather cosy up to a television set than another human being.

1.4 - Meter Organic LED TV Sets to Be Unveiled at Consumer Tech Extravaganza For years manufacturers have tantalized consumers with the promise of organic light - emitting diode (OLED) televisions capable of delivering more brilliant colors (including deeper blacks), and greater levels of contrast and brightness than any other television screen

Estimates suggest that more than 84 million obsolete or broken television sets were gathering dust in closets, attics, garages and basements in households in the United States in 2010.

«Although realism is an integral element to the success of a television drama set in a contemporary workplace, be it a hospital or police department, the requirements for dramatic effect demand a focus on the exceptional rather than the mundane,» the study authors wrote.

What could be better than setting up your TV table, microwaving your meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy and digging in while being mindlessly entertained by your favorite television program?

So often I set a goal to read more books, but end up putting it off because it feels like more work than mindless television.

It is wider than it is tall, and it is packed with an incredible amount of information about the old MGM studio in Culver City, complete with a list of what films and television shows were shot on which backlot sets.

Realized with an eye to detail both in the script and on the set, carried out by a cast who understand the nuances found between the showier moments of their characters and the story, and brilliantly conceived and captured by Haynes, long - form television — and hell, most movies — doesn't get much better than this.

Cadet Kelly's record - setting success on the Disney Channel (and again on ABC) probably has more to do with its leading ladies, reigning queens of Disney television, than it does the movie itself.

From the looks of things the picture was always simply meant to be a series of spectacular action set - pieces — and in the staging of said set - pieces, television director Abrams forgot that he had the option of shooting in something other than extreme close - up or respectful medium.

The Polar Express is a worthwhile view, although this is one of those films that probably stands up better when watching it on a big screen with quality surround sound rather than a small monaural television set.

So older television sets, which show fewer frames per second than modern televisions, would appear to a dog to be flickering like a 1920s movie.

The organization saves and shelters thousands of animals each year through its famed Red Star ® Rescue program, ensures the welfare of more than one billion farm animals, researches new ways to help children with cancer, veterans and others through animal - assisted therapy, and protects some 100,000 animal actors on television and movie production sets each year through its well well - known «No Animals Were Harmed ®» program.

The four family cottages sleep up to 6, with a master bedroom on the ground floor and 4 single beds upstairs on an open mezzanine.There is a floor to ceiling partition between each set of beds with wardrobes to provide some privacy.These beds can be converted to kings if there is more than one couple staying.The fully equipped kitchen has a microwave, four burner hotplate, underbench oven and fullsize fridge and there is a dining setting for 6, potbelly fire, 2 large sofas, and coffee table in the living area, with television and video player.Bathroom facilities include a separate toilet, separate shower and open vanityarea designed for multiple use.Outside there is a large paved verandah with table and chairs.

It is by some means a sterling achievement, not least because the chaotic action has been transported from the spacious domain of the television set into a screen no bigger than a post-it note without compromising the core gameplay experience, for the most part.

I totally want an SNES Classic, and I assume any Nintendo fan who played or enjoyed SNES games will want one, especially since it's a pain in the behind to set up retro consoles on new televisions, but Nintendo really has to make enough stock for more than a small town in rural Montana this time.

Sunset Overdrive and Red Dead Redemption have never looked prettier than on the Xbox One S — and there is a noticeable improvement over the same games played on a UHD television set compared to a Xbox One.

With more than half of all U.S. homes owning a set by 1955, television became the new proverbial hearth, connecting families and communities with their programming.

(Sec. 213) Amends the EPCA to: (1) revise the definition of «energy conservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federal standaThan Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federal standathan those set by federal standards.

He mentioned that while there are new uses being discovered for the materials within newer televisions, it's the older sets that are currently being recycled and there is «very little of value» within the sets, making the expense of recycling older electronics often higher than the potential profits.

Households that choose to replace their television sets will be adding e-waste to the system but, unless they switch to a much larger flat screen TV, the new television will probably be more energy efficient than the old one.

The deductible still applies, but you're a lot closer to replacing that television set with a replacement cost policy than with an actual cash value policy.

Every year brings larger television sets with higher resolutions than ever, faster drones, a variety of self - driving vehicles, and more wearables than you can fit on your body.

At more than $ 200 above the PS4 Slim's price, however, and with a 4K television being an almost essential purchase to go along with it, this will set you back quite a bit of cash.

These 65 - inch, insanely bright displays are bigger than most people's television sets, and the 4K, 120Hz panels of BFGDs surpass the refresh rate of any other 4K gaming monitor on the market, rivalled only by other G - Sync HDR screens.

Samsung Galaxy Mega ™ (Metro PCS) SGH - M819ZKATMB Multi Window makes multitasking easier than ever Choose the best setting mode for every shot with this versatile8 MP camera Air View ™ lets you control your device without ever touching the screen WatchON ™ lets you control your television using your Galaxy Mega as a remote Everything you love on -LSB-...]

Rather than setting the Switch into the dock, with this device the system only needs to be plugged in via USB - C to output its video signal to a television.

Experience in mass communications with more than 6 years of experience, seeking to make a parallel career transition into Public Relations demonstrating broad based and transferable skill sets that will effectively infuse live television performances and TV broadcasting talent into a strong and sustainable Public Relations role.

One of the most iconic figures in television news» history, he was anchor and managing editor of «NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw» for more than two decades, setting the standard for broadcast news.

Rather than the added ambience of a crackling fire or candles or twinkling lights that we might have really enjoyed at Christmas time, we sit in a dark dreary space lit only by a television set or computer screen.