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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: NHawk on June 05, 2008, 01:13:09 PM
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This is really strange...
A while ago, I started to look into replacing our old 50" large screen TV with a new LCD HD widescreen TV. After I had settled what would work well for us I approached my wife with the idea. She was all for it, so we went to our local Best Buy to see the TVs up front and personal.
I started to take her directly to the 42" TV I had in mind. As we were walking a salesman joined us on our trip to the TV. Once we got there, and as the salesman started explaining it's features, my wife blurts out "Bigger". The salesman just looked at her and I just about passed out. But I recovered, moved down the row a bit and said "OK, how about this 46"?". To my amazement her reply was one word..."Bigger". By now she's attracting attention from other people with that one word.
I heard the salesman snicker a little but I ignored him and moved a little further down the row asking the same question about a 52". After a slight pause, the same basic reply but with an added description..."Bigger...like that one or bigger" as she gestured toward an $8000 57" TV sitting in front of the demo room. Now I hear several people laughing nearby.
By now I'm totally speechless....I don't know what to do. This is not normal. No matter how understaning they are with men, women do not usually want to spend money on electronic toys.
At that point, I politely notified her that we need to go home and talk about this. As we walked out of the store she laughed and said..."This has to be a first in the history of man....the man arguing for a smaller TV and the woman wanting a bigger one.".
I must be sick. :(
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Your only sick because you didn't get it then. You are one lucky guy. Good luck shopping. By the by, just keep in the back of your mind that maybe she wants something too.
:salute
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Missed opportunity there! You may actually talk her out of it, and she'll settle for the smaller TV. You shoulda gone bigger while she was in agreement!!! :lol
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NHawk, I know how you feel. I own a 60" HD set thanks to the Wife's casual way of shopping. You know what I mean? That look that says, "Not good enough". The only set she smiled at was the 60" set.
So, I end up having to rip out the fireplace to make enough room for the entertainment system she wanted built!
Be very careful of ulterior motives. I should have know better as my Wife is an interior designer. I did not see that coming at all. Quietest freight train I think I have ever been hit by. Damn near killed myself getting that fireplace out. OY!
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Too funny, Skuzzy.
You got played, dude. :salute your bride; that was a pretty slick one!
Of course, it's kind of win/win...........
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In the end, it is a win-win. But the road to get there was wrote with mines.
She is a sharp one. I sometimes do not give her enough credit for being as smart as she is. She seems to know this and this is her way to remind me.
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Damn near killed myself getting that fireplace out. OY!
I sure hope there was no electrical work to be done there....especially a grounding issue to deal with....
:D
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Ohhhh Burn!!!!
:rofl
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You hush up!
You attract unwarranted consequences.
:lol
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Ohhh playin the "Guilt by Association" card now you "Okie".
:lol
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I don't know either one of these guys Skuzzy *sneaks out side door
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:rofl
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60" tv? Holy fudge...you have a living room the size of a third world country, Skuzzy?
Never trust a woman that says, "Size doesn't matter."
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NHawk, I know how you feel. I own a 60" HD set thanks to the Wife's casual way of shopping. You know what I mean? That look that says, "Not good enough". The only set she smiled at was the 60" set.
So, I end up having to rip out the fireplace to make enough room for the entertainment system she wanted built!
Be very careful of ulterior motives. I should have know better as my Wife is an interior designer. I did not see that coming at all. Quietest freight train I think I have ever been hit by. Damn near killed myself getting that fireplace out. OY!
I know what she's thinking and where the TV would go isn't a problem. The TV would go in an alcove we have just for the entertainment system.
She's thinking about an SD program that will display smaller on a smaller LCD TV. She wants it to be the same size that our 50" is now so the LCD screen would have to be huge.
The only alternative I can come up with is a DLP set. Heck, with that I'd go up to 73"...it will fit in the alcove. And it's much much less in cost than an equivalant LCD. But since I've never seen one, I'm unsure of how clear the picture would be.
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$8000 TV??? :O I'm in the wrong profession.....that's a ton of cash for a boob tube...Hope it has a life time warranty!
Give it a year and that technology will be 1/2 price.
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$8000 TV??? :O I'm in the wrong profession.....that's a ton of cash for a boob tube...Hope it has a life time warranty!
Give it a year and that technology will be 1/2 price.
You have no clue how expensive the big boys are. :)
How about $32,000 for a 70" LCD Flat Panel (6ft wide, 44" tall)? :O
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$8000 TV??? :O I'm in the wrong profession.....that's a ton of cash for a boob tube...Hope it has a life time warranty!
Give it a year and that technology will be 1/2 price.
Google Pioneer Elite Plasma's. They have WITHOUT QUESTION the best pictures for a "flat panel" and you kill slit your wrists over the price.
Back on topic:
NHawk,
$8,000? Home Theater is a hobby of mine. If the name "Sony" is associated with it, don't buy it. Look into Panasonic, Pioneer (best after Pioneer Elite), Mitsubishi or Samsung. The rest is not worth it. Regarding the formats, if your room is "Dark" then most will work, even a "Front Projector". If the room is of a "medium" type hue of daylight, go for the LCD's or DLP's. If it is bright, BE VERY CAREFUL on Plasma's and get one with a non-glare screen. You'll regret a Plasma without this in a "bright room" and anyone who will disagree with it, is blinded by their own bias.
Also keep in mind, if you "have a large TV", a very good Home Theater system is desired. By this I mean, no Bose. Look into Definitive Technology, B&W, Paradigm and SVS subwoofers are the best on Earth.
Good luck and DO NOT fall for some salepersons claims of "Having to get a HDTV by February 2009". Don't buy into it, it is a bold faced LIE. If you have "Digital Cable", Dish Network or DirecTV (I have DirecTV) you need NOTHING. For everything else, you're gonna need the "converter" that they'll rape the public with every couple of years "with upgrades" that are pointless.
It's your money, spend it wisely. I'm just trying to pass my knowledge on to you. If you need ANYTHING, feel free to PM me.
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Google Pioneer Elite Plasma's. They have WITHOUT QUESTION the best pictures for a "flat panel" and you kill slit your wrists over the price.
NHawk,
$8,000? Home Theater is a hobby of mine. If the name "Sony" is associated with it, don't buy it. Look into Panasonic, Pioneer (best after Pioneer Elite), Mitsubishi or Samsung. The rest is not worth it.
Also keep in mind, if you "have a large TV", a very good Home Theater system is desired. By this I mean, no Bose. Look into Definitive Technology, B&W, Paradigm and SVS subwoofers are the best on Earth.
Good luck and DO NOT fall for some salepeople's claims of "Having to get a HDTV by February 2009". Don't buy into it, it is a bold faced LIE. If you have "Digital Cable", Dish Network or DirecTV (I have DirecTV) you need NOTHING. For everything else, you're gonna need the "converter" that they'll rape the public with every couple of years "with upgrades" that are pointless.
Samsung is and always has been my first choice.
Mitsubishi is my choice for DLP (again I have no idea on picture clarity)
I already have enough digital converters and satellite channels to choke a horse. So, that 2009 BS isn't the driving force. :)
Edit: Long ago I learned the hard way that Bose is overpriced monkey poop. ;)
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The only alternative I can come up with is a DLP set. Heck, with that I'd go up to 73"...it will fit in the alcove. And it's much much less in cost than an equivalant LCD. But since I've never seen one, I'm unsure of how clear the picture would be.
I have Samsung's 50" DLP that I bought a couple of years ago...in a medium bright room with no direct light on the TV I've been happy with it.
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Well here's the final outcome. Masherbrum, we may or may not regret this, but the deal was to good to pass up and she liked it (isn't that what counts?)....
Sharp Aquos 65" LC-65D64U
1/2 the price of the 57" she wanted and more than big enough to satisfy her. :)
Edit: And as far as DLP goes, being unable to wall mount it and the $400 price tag for a replacement bulb eliminated that real quick. Especially when in the warranty they say not to expect the bulb to last much more than a year.
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Aquos's when first released were getting bad reviews, in the last few years, the Quality Control has improved.
Keep us posted on the outcome. Also, look at a "Calibration DVD". Either Sound&Vision's Home Theater Tune-Up or Avia.
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since we got some experts around, anyone know if/how I can hack my DVD player to play all region DVDs? I really want some movies which are only available in US region (X-15 being one ;)) and my sony player is locked for Europe only :cry
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since we got some experts around, anyone know if/how I can hack my DVD player to play all region DVDs? I really want some movies which are only available in US region (X-15 being one ;)) and my sony player is locked for Europe only :cry
No. This one would at the MINIMUM, take a new chip. But, yer screwed.
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Aquos's when first released were getting bad reviews, in the last few years, the Quality Control has improved.
Keep us posted on the outcome. Also, look at a "Calibration DVD". Either Sound&Vision's Home Theater Tune-Up or Avia.
Wouldn't the standard THX calibration work?