Monday, June 23, 2008


Last week we decided to "upgrade" our tv. Five years ago we bought a 48" big screen but only a few months later, the flat ones came out. Darn technology, just can't keep up. We had this big box that took up a lot of room. But we used it and enjoyed it for 5 years. But lately we had been itching for the new flat tv's that took up less space and had a better picture. So I thought I would try and sell the old one on a whim last week, not really expecting to sell it right away. I put it in the local paper and kind of forgot about it. A few people called, one couple came to look at it. Then this young college guy came over, bought it on the spot, hauled the thing up the stairs and away it went. Enter the new flat screen. The color is amazing, the screen size is a little smaller, 42", but it's just so compact. We're a little slow on the technology thing, but this one stays, no matter what new and improved TV comes out next.

6 comments:

carey said...

hey, wow. that is pretty cool. i'm also impressed by the bow hunting thing...seth had no idea he was marrying the coolest chick in the world, did he?

Chris said...

Weird! I just got a 26" flatscteen!! I love mine too. The brightness of the colors is facinating to me, especially since my old TV has been with me for 20 years! Can you believe that. It was more than time. Enjoy!

Karen said...

Wahooo!! I'm sitting on a wad of cash that is just dying to be spent on a 42"er. Give me the scoop, DeAnn. What kind did you get?

bobbione8y said...

i spent my govt. check on a flat screen. much, much better than my big heavy 19"er from Kmart in the 90s :)

enjoy that baby!

DeAnn said...

Karen,

After hubby did hours of researching (you know how that goes!) :) We narrowed it down to Vizio, Sony and Samsung which ranked the best based on color, life and value. We found there's not big difference between plasma and LCD, both have benefits and drawbacks depending on what you want. For instance, LCD's are better in a lighter room, plasmas are better in darker areas. Then it just came down to price and we went with the Vizio plasma. Color and clarity is awesome, the picture seems to jump out. Hope that helps you out.

Karen said...

Thanks, DeAnn. You know Trevor has been researching for six months already. The money is earmarked, the wall to hang it on has been painted (:-)), and he just can't bring himself to actually SPEND the money.

Hopefully, we'll have one sometime before the first snowfall..