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I went shopping for a new TV yesterday; it was overwhelming! So many choices... nearly 100+ Plasma, LCD, LED, HD, 3D, 1080p, 720p, internet ready, etc. And so many sizes! Normally, I would enjoy shopping for tech stuff, but after a while it became annoying. It was hard to find exactly the features I wanted at the size I needed, in the image quality I wanted.
And then they kept pushing the open box items, many of which had no stand, remote, manual, etc. The kicker was those open box items were barely $50 cheaper than the brand new items. Plus the Comcast cable people also work there and were pushing their xfinity service. Oye! Do I want to spend $120-$200/mo to watch TV?
They don't even make tube TVs anymore! ::)
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Thilly witto meltdown.
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(http://www.showcaseyouth.com/Oh%20the%20Drama%203.jpg)
take some time online to read about how to choose a tv nowadays and you ll be able to decide you queen...
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You want over 1mil res and a minimum of 1080p. The Samsung range is unbeatable price for price with the competition. Panasonic also do a kick ass 3d tv
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This ---> http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/13/business/la-fi-3dtv-no-glasses-20101013 has piqued my interest.
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My TV is a tube analog. A 'Celestial.' Five years ago it cost me $200.
Last time I was in a shop, a similar sized flatscreen (lcd plasma wtf) cost thousands. Ahh, progress.
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I went shopping for a new TV yesterday; it was overwhelming! So many choices... nearly 100+ Plasma, LCD, LED, HD, 3D, 1080p, 720p, internet ready, etc. And so many sizes! Normally, I would enjoy shopping for tech stuff, but after a while it became annoying. It was hard to find exactly the features I wanted at the size I needed, in the image quality I wanted. And then they kept pushing the open box items, many of which had no stand, remote, manual, etc. The kicker was those open box items were barely $50 cheaper than the brand new items. Plus the Comcast cable people also work there and were pushing their xfinity service. Oye! Do I want to spend $120-$200/mo to watch TV?
They don't even make tube TVs anymore! ::)
Sounds like the dating world to me...we live in a sick society. :-\
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it can be overwhelming
I settled on a 60" Sony Bravia LCD and with my PS3 I can play games, surf the net, watch netflix, and wirelessly enjoy the movies, music, and pictures from my laptop all on the tv
men in thongs never looked better
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it can be overwhelming
I settled on a 60" Sony Bravia LCD and with my PS3 I can play games, surf the net, watch netflix, and wirelessly enjoy the movies, music, and pictures from my laptop all on the tv
men in thongs never looked better
High end Bravias look great. Good choice man.
Only thing better than oily muscle dudes in thongs on a big screen would be oily muscle dudes in thongs on a big screen in 3d. ;D
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Sounds like the dating world to me...we live in a sick society. :-\
It's easier to find a good man than a good TV ;D
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Samsung is where it is at.
It is unbelievable how their sets are such a high quality for such a competitive price
btw, don't skimp and by a Vizio...that's very bush league
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Don't let whoever puts pay tv service in your house use crimp "F" fittings, insist on compression fittings...crimp fittings are substandard for digital services, signal "reflect" off them back towards the oncoming signal and interfer...causing "errors". Also see that they allow for a "service loop" which is extra slack in the lengths so that down the line when service is require there is sufficient length for service guys to work with the cabling...also don't let let them put fittings and splitters and amplifiers where they are difficult or impossible to reach later,...they WILL need servicing later on...don't hide outlets behind furniture,...again they WILL need servicing in the future.
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It's easier to find a good man than a good TV ;D
Not to go off on a tangent but dating gay/straight (same principles), especially online dating is a place where people are reduced to products, a tick list of attributes that one desires and that is all. I call it the shopping list but exactly as you are overwhelmed by the tech choices people are overwhelmed by the dating choices, lost in some cases, so they flit from one date to the next...that is the market projected onto people. :-\
I understand your issues about the TV stuff...I don't have a TV, stopped watching years ago.
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it can be overwhelming
I settled on a 60" Sony Bravia LCD and with my PS3 I can play games, surf the net, watch netflix, and wirelessly enjoy the movies, music, and pictures from my laptop all on the tv
men in thongs never looked better
I want a holodeck filled with my hand picked muscled men in thongs. Where can I buy that? ;D
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Tough choice ::)
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I call it the shopping list
Right on. I hate that kind of shit.
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Right on. I hate that kind of shit.
It's the way of the present and the way of the future.
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I bought my baby... 74" Samsung LCD about 4-5 months ago, trust me when I say when you've gone that big nothing else really compares, I have a 56" in the bedroom and it's laughable in size comparison the difference is astounding.
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I bought my baby... 74" Samsung LCD about 4-5 months ago, trust me when I say when you've gone that big nothing else really compares, I have a 56" in the bedroom and it's laughable in size comparison the difference is astounding.
fucking lot of TV there. my girl and i have 2 - 32in which are great if you are moving state - state as we have 3 moves in last 5 yrs and dont watch them anyway. as far as bay...just go to Amazon, pick the size you want and read customer reviews.
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I have a 27 inch memorex from Target. It cost $179, I think.
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It's the way of the present and the way of the future.
I remain defiant!
One of the most telling things is the blurb itself. I put more stock in what someone wrote than in the boxes they ticked (and the laughs to be had from glaring incongruities between the two).
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think my mother's tv is 62 in.
(http://www.textually.org/tv/archives/images/set3/goldtv.jpg)
74". must be built into the wall. sure is a lotta tv.
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She looks amazing for her age.
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think my mother's tv is 62 in.
(http://www.textually.org/tv/archives/images/set3/goldtv.jpg)
74". must be built into the wall. sure is a lotta tv.
It literally takes up about 3/4 of the wall, the amount of input's is nuts, I think 4 hdmi's, 3 component, bunch of rca, coax , etc. etc.
I use my ps3 as a media center, watch netflix on it, play online, even watch youtube clips, it's great for games like fifa and nhl2011 but games like modern warfare 2 I get hit from the sides sometime because my field of vision isn't big enough to see all the way far to each side.
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She looks amazing for her age.
haha
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fucking lot of TV there. my girl and i have 2 - 32in which are great if you are moving state - state as we have 3 moves in last 5 yrs and dont watch them anyway. as far as bay...just go to Amazon, pick the size you want and read customer reviews.
Not necessary. I bought the TV yesterday and watched a movie on it! 8)
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I went shopping for a new TV yesterday; it was overwhelming! So many choices... nearly 100+ Plasma, LCD, LED, HD, 3D, 1080p, 720p, internet ready, etc. And so many sizes! Normally, I would enjoy shopping for tech stuff, but after a while it became annoying. It was hard to find exactly the features I wanted at the size I needed, in the image quality I wanted. And then they kept pushing the open box items, many of which had no stand, remote, manual, etc. The kicker was those open box items were barely $50 cheaper than the brand new items. Plus the Comcast cable people also work there and were pushing their xfinity service. Oye! Do I want to spend $120-$200/mo to watch TV?
They don't even make tube TVs anymore! ::)
I went through the same thing last Nov. Prof. I was in Best Buy an hour going back and forth and my wife was getting pissed...At least she knows how I felt when I get dragged around going shopping. I couldn't decide on LCD vs. LED. The LED was 1k more than the LCD but I didn't deem it worth 1k more so I went with LCD and am happy with my decision because now these quatro and 3D tvs are out.
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Now I have to decide between Comcast xFinity, AT&T U-verse, DISH Network Internet, etc. Which is best? Most people around here seem happy with Comcast xFinity (except for the ever increasing bills).
We are definitely unhappy with DSL (and have been for years) so it looks like we are gonna go with cable modem. But I want a DVR too. What is the best package option for cable modem, minimal cable TV, phone (yes, we still maintain a landline), and DVR? ???
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Now I have to decide between Comcast xFinity, AT&T U-verse, DISH Network Internet, etc. Which is best? Most people around here seem happy with Comcast xFinity (except for the ever increasing bills).
We are definitely unhappy with DSL (and have been for years) so it looks like we are gonna go with cable modem. But I want a DVR too. What is the best package option for cable modem, minimal cable TV, phone (yes, we still maintain a landline), and DVR? ???
gay, look into Verizon Fios if it covers your area. apparently it's the shiznits. i have comcast, and yes it's all great but the fees are bullshit. just keep calling them every 6 months like my wife does and threaten to quit, then they lower our bill.
but either way, cable is the way to go.
our neighbor has tivo as a service somehow and gets comcast thru it; says she basically gets tivo for free. of course, if you want to active your comcast dvr, it's an extra fee. ::)
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Uverse injects a signal on your phone line at the cross connect box,...you have to live within 3000 feet of the cross connect box in order to get Uverse ...If the telecom infrastructure is good in your neighborhood and the installer takes the time to get "all the ducks in a row" technically speaking, Uverse works well,... if not, an AT&T tech will virtually live at your house.
If you call Uverse and ask for a bundle with a "landline", you will get Voice Over Internet Protocol or Voip...Don't do that...Say you want Uverse bundled with POTS.
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Another Uverse hint; get a cabling contractor to run Cat5 cable from where you want the TV to where you want the Residential Gateway, and from the Residential Gateway to where the phone box is on the side of your house. Don't use coaxial cable, the fittings work loose from temperature changes and your TV's will "pixelate" after a short while...you want "Ethernet"...You also want Cat5 run from where your desktop computer is to where the Gateway will be.
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How Prescient