My New Toy

Texas1911 · May 19, 2008

I'm an incredible cheap ass when it comes to buying stuff beyond car parts and guns. However I finally broke down and bought a new toy.

It's a 50" Pioneer Kuro Elite plasma HDTV. I like it alot, and got a good deal on it.

mac79912 · May 20, 2008

Nice!You have to treat yourself once in a while.

JKTex · May 20, 2008

Congrats! Next you'll be upgrading cable/fiber/sat. options.

At the first of the year I did the same thing. Went from a 32" tube for the main TV to a 50" Panny then started on home theater stuff. Also being a cheap ass, I saved over $3000 on the plasma, receiver and all 7 speakers and sub. The sub is the only thing I really couldn't dig up a great deal on, but the company sells direct only now and for more than competitive prices compared to others in the higher end market.

You'll never see the evening new the same way again!

stockFD3S · May 20, 2008

Does your graphics card have an HDMI output?

300shooter · May 20, 2008

sweet ,I want one soon

ducksps · May 20, 2008

where is the knob to turn the channel?

Wow, if the channel changer gets any more difficult to find I may have to get one of those cable boxes with the cable and slide.

Scared of this 09 digital transition stuff and hoping it won't affect my hi-fi 8-track.
Chris :confused:

Texas1911 · May 20, 2008

ducksps said:
Wow, if the channel changer gets any more difficult to find I may have to get one of those cable boxes with the cable and slide.

Scared of this 09 digital transition stuff and hoping it won't affect my hi-fi 8-track.
Chris

Simplicity is king, I have so many wires, remotes, settings, and buttons it takes time to switch between setups. Rather annoying.

chevydeerhunter · May 26, 2008

HDMI cables aren't cheap! Nice score, Alan!

Texas1911 · May 26, 2008

chevydeerhunter said:
HDMI cables aren't cheap! Nice score, Alan!

They are like $20 - 25. If you pay more than that you are overpaying in my opinion.

Owens · Jun 1, 2008

Enjoy the toy!

/rant
HDTV does trip a gripe in me though. In my opinion it's the biggest farce and scam pulled on America in some time. Go to the FCC (fcc.gov) and dig in to their files on how this all came to be. You'll probably get PO'd too. Againin my opinion, lots of fallacies buried in there. In the short end of it all, it's all about the $$.
/rant