crafted ku # 10 ~ my life is changed forever
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 08:14PM 
The best of all possible worlds • click to embiggenJust got back from a trip to our local Everything U Need For a Great Life franchise and I have to say that the wife and I were so overwhelmed with the feelings of grace and superiority that were bestowed upon us by the clarity and detail of 1080 HD TV that we couldn't settle for just 1, so we purchased 2.
What an epiphany. Screw truth and the real lo-def world. I may never leave the house again.
gravitas et nugalis
To answer a few questions -
Featured Comment: Paul Maxim wrote/asked: "What'd you do, win the lottery or something? ... do you get hi def cable up there in the boonies? Or do you have to use satellite?"
Yes indeed, I did win the lotto - my winnings is called "the wife". After all, she does constantly refer to herself as "the trophy wife" and who am I to argue? And, yes, we do get cable up here in the boonies. The cable guy is coming by tomorrow to install the HD cable boxes.
Featured Comment: Eric Jeschke wrote/asked: "Hmm, an EP-1, followed by 2 HDTVs. Well, no one can accuse you of not doing your part to help consume the economy out of this hole we're in! I'd better get busy..."
Yes indeed - you slackers better get busy and spend, spend, spend. We've set the bar rather high here - we also purchased 2 new cars this year as well. Although, in our defense, it should be stated that we needed, not wanted, 2 new cars.
FYI, after getting the flat panel things up and running and playing around with the pictures setting controls, I am confident that, once the HD boxes are in place, I will be able to get the displays set up in a manner that looks much more SD-like than HD-like. Oh, joy.
Reader Comments (10)
Nothing better then seeing the snot and blood of a hockey player up close.
Squirrel!!!
Epi-fanny, my ass! You're pulling our collective chains, Mark.
Hmm, an EP-1, followed by 2 HDTVs. Well, no one can accuse you of not doing your part to help consume the economy out of this hole we're in! I'd better get busy...
What'd you do, win the lottery or something? Now all you need is a blu-ray disc player and you can buy the movie shown in your image ("Up"). I'm not big on animated flicks but that's a really, really good one.
Oh, and the "real world" is only "low def" if your eyesight sucks. By the way, do you get hi def cable up there in the boonies? Or do you have to use satellite?
It may be a consumer society, but you must admit that the toys are nice.
I went from a 15 year old 29" Sony CRT Trinitron TV to a Sony 46" HD LCD last year and yes, even for a grumpy guy like me I have to admit it's a significant leap in technology I wouldn't be without. It uses a quarter of the power that my old CRT used as well. Not an environmently friendly purchase, but on the good side I use my car less now that I actually can enjoy watching TV...
I for one think that from now on that "The Wife" should refer to herself as "The Trophy Wife" when posting to this blog. Secondly, I believe that I deserve an HD flat panel for my brilliant suggestion.
Sony or Samsung? 120Hz? The choices are a bit overwhelming.
bOURGEOIS BULLSHI-!!!!!!!!!!!