jb
02-02-2016, 09:29 AM
It's been years and I mean years since I've bought a TV. Had an old tube type that was in the den that had a tape player that had a decent enough picture. The 32" flat screen we had in the living room came from my MIL after she died.
So we decided to retire the old one, move the flat screen to the den and go buy a new one. Been told the best deals on new TV's happen just before the Super Bowl, even better deals than you find on Black Friday.
So off I go to our local Best Buy and after walking into the TV section I become completely overwhelmed.
I think the last time I bought a TV they asked if I wanted B&W or Color, then it was a choice between RCA, GE or the top of the line Maganvox.
Damn, there must be a bazillion makers of TV's today, and each one has about 4 levels of quality to choose from.
Salesman goes into all the differences, HD, Super HD, 3 million pictal 7 million or 9 million, do you want one with smart technology, we have have that will clean the air after you fart, and another that has a wrap around screen with sound around.
Every thing from $399 to $2,399.
Then what size, wanted to jump up a little from the old 32" to maybe a 42", but the most popular and the biggest discounts were on 50" or I could just buy one that replaced the wall of my living room. The picture quality in the stores are another thing, don't know where or how they get their signal, but the pictures showed little zits on all those beautiful female news people and as well as the hair on the their upper lip.
In the end walked out the door with a Samsung 50"4K Ultra SUHD with a bunch of stuff built in that I'll never use.
We have cable TV but don't have HD, but I'm still amazed at the picture quality of this new one.
Wife like it cause Netflix is built in, where the old one was added on and she had to watch it on her I-Pad.
I had to have my techie son come over and set it up, but enjoyed watching my 12 year old grand daughter telling him how to do it.
At my age I'm sure this will be the last TV I"ll ever buy, but I have to admit it's nice sitting down and watching it.
So we decided to retire the old one, move the flat screen to the den and go buy a new one. Been told the best deals on new TV's happen just before the Super Bowl, even better deals than you find on Black Friday.
So off I go to our local Best Buy and after walking into the TV section I become completely overwhelmed.
I think the last time I bought a TV they asked if I wanted B&W or Color, then it was a choice between RCA, GE or the top of the line Maganvox.
Damn, there must be a bazillion makers of TV's today, and each one has about 4 levels of quality to choose from.
Salesman goes into all the differences, HD, Super HD, 3 million pictal 7 million or 9 million, do you want one with smart technology, we have have that will clean the air after you fart, and another that has a wrap around screen with sound around.
Every thing from $399 to $2,399.
Then what size, wanted to jump up a little from the old 32" to maybe a 42", but the most popular and the biggest discounts were on 50" or I could just buy one that replaced the wall of my living room. The picture quality in the stores are another thing, don't know where or how they get their signal, but the pictures showed little zits on all those beautiful female news people and as well as the hair on the their upper lip.
In the end walked out the door with a Samsung 50"4K Ultra SUHD with a bunch of stuff built in that I'll never use.
We have cable TV but don't have HD, but I'm still amazed at the picture quality of this new one.
Wife like it cause Netflix is built in, where the old one was added on and she had to watch it on her I-Pad.
I had to have my techie son come over and set it up, but enjoyed watching my 12 year old grand daughter telling him how to do it.
At my age I'm sure this will be the last TV I"ll ever buy, but I have to admit it's nice sitting down and watching it.