I have seen the world in 1080dp High-Definition and it will never be the same.They say there’s nothing like a little retail therapy to bring you out of the doldrums, so right before my 44th birthday, I decided the time had come to upgrade my 27″ television for a new big-screen. After months of browsing the showrooms and looking at those screens – imaginging that screen in my living room, I finally bit the bullet and my new media center is a sight to behold.
My old television was bought back in the mid-eighties. I remember loading the Mistubishi console into my car at the time for close to $1000 and the darn thing has been perfect ever since. Over the years, the only component I added was a Nintendo Game Cube, but other than that, that old TV has served me well for over twenty years. It sits behind me now in my office, unplugged and dusty along with that ugly “entertainment center” that was all the rage for so long. I have no idea what will become of that behometh.
Nevertheless, the stars were aligned, I had some money in my checking account I was itching to spend. I looked around at all the brands. The Plasma, The Flat Panel, Blue Ray, Sony, RCA, Panasonic, SamSung and others, but after so many years of reliable and perfect service from my old Panasonic, I decided to go with a Mitsubishi 57″ 1080dp Hi-Def LCD big screen. It’s a beauty too! So after several hours at Best Buy in Johnson City, I grabbed one of the clerks and told him to make me a deal on the new television and an Xbox 360. After all, it was an upgrade.
I figured my television is the window to the world in my home and the new gaming consoles had me lured into the store that day and it wasn’t long when he came back with a price and my mind was made up. He had me hooked and just when I thought I was ready to take it home, the dude comes back to tell me the television is on backorder. Drat! I’m one of those that when I’m ready to buy, I’m ready to take it home.
I did go back on the day after, because I was starting to doubt the TV would fit in my living room, but after measuring with a tape, the deal was done and
despite the setback, I placed the order and showed up a few days later with Evan Strickler to help me load the new TV in my Jeep and take it home.
I was completely suprised how light the box was. The only inconvenience was the size, but it fit quite snug and we made it back to Kingsport for an opening party. The most trouble we had was with that darn entertainment center. I should have gotten a chainsaw after that heavy oak furniture, but after several tricky turns, we finally got it out to put and set up the new table and screen. After a few minutes scanning the owners manual, we were engulfed in light and loud noises as we raced cars on the new Xbox with Full Auto.
It’s been several weeks now and after calling Charter and paying an extra $10.95 per month for High-Def service, I’ve found myself completely hooked. Matter of fact, I never turn the television to any channel that’s not high definition. I’ve found myself watching the strangest things too. I never thought I’d watched travel programming or marvel at the Space Shuttle Launch and damn – David Letterman has a lot of wrinkles. Matter of fact, my favorite show CSI in High-Def reveals all the small details you never see on regular television. It’s completely amazing and I can’t wait for other high-def services in the future.