Since the old 23" 1080p monitor wasn't cutting it I upgraded it to a 42" 1080p Monitor:
The old:
The new:
And the best deal:
Sams club markdown.....they have some great @$#% markdowns if your the one to find em. They had like 5 or 6 others that day that had been returned. One had a scratched screen, others a damaged case, etc. I think this one had been a display model or something, came with no cables manuals or remotes. Even though I checked this TV out in the store and everything worked, after getting it home and using it for a little while green lines appeared on the screen.
Ok they dropped off my replacement TV today. Had a long waiting period (12-4), they showed up at about 3. Walked in with a box, opened it, removed TV, took my old one, had me sign a paper, walked out. Whole thing took less than 4 minutes.
Guy asked if I had the old remote, told him I didn't he just shrugged and set the manual package down. Included in the manual package, Manual, powercord(not like I needed it), HDMI cable(longer than the one I had), two AAA batteries, and one remote. So score for me, I was betting I would have to buy a remote, vizio wanted like $60 for it, but I found it online at a few places for like $15, so at this rate I am still $15+shipping ahead.
So I got my old TV down, took off my mount, installed it on the new TV with some Jeep fender bolts(good use of torx). Went to install it on the wall, turns out my old wall mount was too narrow! Took it down off the wall, went outside and cut it in half with the grinder, bolted it back down about 5-6 inches wider. Turns out I barely made it wide enough by about .25 inches on either side.
So I got it up on the wall, hooked up and powered on. Picture looks fuggin fantasic! The black is much much better on this TV than on my old one. Also a good deal brighter too, I think the colors seem richer, though that might be a function of the better black.
Tv looks smaller up on my wall since the speakers dont stick way out the side, but the extra five inches over the old 37" is noticeable. (I wouldn't mind having a 52" now, but I suppose I should count my blessings).
Popped in the latest bond movie to give it a try, looked pretty fuggin great! Figured I would try out the TV watching a movie with the parents tonight since they came up to visit.
Turns out we watched Madagascar 2. Great way to break in a new 1080P TV.
So this is what the old TV was doing:
So they replaced it with this one:
Look at the detail there, so crisp and clear, the colors are much more vibrant and the black is much better:
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nice choice