tele_pathic
12-06-2008, 07:34 AM
Well, the wife's not too impressed with all this, but I sure as hell am....
Had a 26" CRT tv for the longest time. Won a poker tournament last month, won about $525. I was going to buy a Weber Smokey Mountain smoker, but I could not find one of the new models. So I bought an LCD tv...The wife was none too pleased that I spent my poker winnings, which she loved, on such an item. After much research and shit, I realized that I could only afford a
32" which may be small, but when I get the 50" later down the road, I can move this 32" tv into my bedroom.
So, I went all over, really unimpressed with Best Buy's customer service, ended up at Wal-Mart the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, bought a Sanyo. Got it home, it was great. Then on Friday morning I was shopping Walmart.com and saw they had a Sony Bravia for the same price. Into the virtual cart it goes. For the past week, I've just been waiting for it to ship to my store; the original email indicated that it would arrive 12/9-12/15. But, surprise, surprise, it arrives Thursday night. So, at 9:00 p.m., after all the kids are in bed, I box up the Sanyo, return it, get the cash, turn around and pick up the Sony Bravia, go home and hook it up. Wow! I didn't think there would be that much difference in the picture, but the Sony just kicks ass.
Earlier in the week, I called Direct TV and after some fighting, I got a free HD DVR. The technician will be here on Dec. 15 to hook up my HD. Holy f'n shit I can't wait. I mean, watching Survivor last night, the picture was just amazing, and it's not even in hi-def yet...Fuck I can't wait. As for the wife, she only mumbled, "Yeah, the picture's nice, but it seems kinda small," which I've heard many, many times before....
TP
Oh, one question about an S-video cable. What the fuck is it? And does it provide a better picture than the composite/component connectors? I know this may be irrelevant at the moment as my hd dvr will have an hdmi connector, but should I connect my dvd player via the s-video or component cables? Does it friggin' matter?
Had a 26" CRT tv for the longest time. Won a poker tournament last month, won about $525. I was going to buy a Weber Smokey Mountain smoker, but I could not find one of the new models. So I bought an LCD tv...The wife was none too pleased that I spent my poker winnings, which she loved, on such an item. After much research and shit, I realized that I could only afford a
32" which may be small, but when I get the 50" later down the road, I can move this 32" tv into my bedroom.
So, I went all over, really unimpressed with Best Buy's customer service, ended up at Wal-Mart the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, bought a Sanyo. Got it home, it was great. Then on Friday morning I was shopping Walmart.com and saw they had a Sony Bravia for the same price. Into the virtual cart it goes. For the past week, I've just been waiting for it to ship to my store; the original email indicated that it would arrive 12/9-12/15. But, surprise, surprise, it arrives Thursday night. So, at 9:00 p.m., after all the kids are in bed, I box up the Sanyo, return it, get the cash, turn around and pick up the Sony Bravia, go home and hook it up. Wow! I didn't think there would be that much difference in the picture, but the Sony just kicks ass.
Earlier in the week, I called Direct TV and after some fighting, I got a free HD DVR. The technician will be here on Dec. 15 to hook up my HD. Holy f'n shit I can't wait. I mean, watching Survivor last night, the picture was just amazing, and it's not even in hi-def yet...Fuck I can't wait. As for the wife, she only mumbled, "Yeah, the picture's nice, but it seems kinda small," which I've heard many, many times before....
TP
Oh, one question about an S-video cable. What the fuck is it? And does it provide a better picture than the composite/component connectors? I know this may be irrelevant at the moment as my hd dvr will have an hdmi connector, but should I connect my dvd player via the s-video or component cables? Does it friggin' matter?