Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Got a new HDTV
I went to Target to pick up some items for the new house over the weekend when I spotted a new clearance shelf in the electronics department.
They had just remodeled the TV section, so they moved some of the floor models that they aren't going to carry anymore out and marked them down.
The first thing I spotted was the 26" widescreen Samsung HDTV that I had been keeping an eye on. They had marked it from $700 to $550 a couple of weeks ago; however, that was still more than I wanted to spend. However, the floor model (which was still in perfect condition) was marked down to $349.
Of course, I snatched it up and headed home. Upon plugging it in, I was pleasantly surprised (OK, I was blown away) to learn that the TV had a built-in HDTV decoder. So I can watch OTA HDTV shows without a separate set-top box (which often run about $200 by themselves). In fact, without an antenna hooked to the TV, I can pick up all of our local OTA stations with the exception of FOX.
So now, I have the new Samsung hooked up in the master bedroom and we gave the older 20" Samsung to Mahlon and Miles for their room.
Everybody (except Amy) was thrilled. For some reason, she thought we should have bought $350 worth of jewelry instead.
I went to Target to pick up some items for the new house over the weekend when I spotted a new clearance shelf in the electronics department.
They had just remodeled the TV section, so they moved some of the floor models that they aren't going to carry anymore out and marked them down.
The first thing I spotted was the 26" widescreen Samsung HDTV that I had been keeping an eye on. They had marked it from $700 to $550 a couple of weeks ago; however, that was still more than I wanted to spend. However, the floor model (which was still in perfect condition) was marked down to $349.
Of course, I snatched it up and headed home. Upon plugging it in, I was pleasantly surprised (OK, I was blown away) to learn that the TV had a built-in HDTV decoder. So I can watch OTA HDTV shows without a separate set-top box (which often run about $200 by themselves). In fact, without an antenna hooked to the TV, I can pick up all of our local OTA stations with the exception of FOX.
So now, I have the new Samsung hooked up in the master bedroom and we gave the older 20" Samsung to Mahlon and Miles for their room.
Everybody (except Amy) was thrilled. For some reason, she thought we should have bought $350 worth of jewelry instead.
¶ 9:19 AM 
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