Stop Buying Crap #6 – Televisions
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Extra Television Sets That You Don’t Need
I was responding to a comment when I realized that I have six television sets in my house.
Freaking SIX of them.
There’s THREE people in this house.
The television sets are spread out like this:
There’s 4 rooms, so naturally, there’s a television set in each of our room. Never mind that one of the room isn’t occupied. Then there’s the standard big screen TV (it’s only 32 inch) in the living room.
Oh yeah, there’s also a 13 inch kitchen TV in the kitchen.
Wait wait, I got that mixed up. The kitchen TV is now in my room.
The kitchen TV was one of my ultimate crap gift buying.
Mother’s day, 1998.
15 year old who couldn’t figure out that all mom really wanted is for her kids to spend time with her.
In comes the RCA kitchen TV from Sears.
Happy mother’s day!
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Big Screen Televisions That You Can’t Afford
This isn’t a jab at my sister, who semi-recently got a 50+ inch Sony HDTV.
I suppose one of the reason why people have extra television sets is because they upgrade to bigger TVs.
Before I start complaining, I should state for the record that HDTVs are frickin’ cool.
It is awesome to be able to see the zits of your favorite TV stars. Blemishes at high definition! Oh thank you, technology!
Unfortunately, only a few channels are currently available in HD. Even worse, sometimes you have to pay extra to get these HD channels. Another semi-pooper is the fact that the current DVDs are in 480i, and unless you buy the right type of DVD and know all the technomojo, you might not be fully utilizing your HDTV.
The worse part is that HDTVs are expensive. Like, thousands of dollars expensive.
But seriously, who cares? It’s only $80 a month (forever). With 90 days of no interest and no payment!
But wait, for only $500 more, upgrade from a 55″ to a 60″!
Because, you know, 5 extra inches is bigger than that damn Johnson family’s. Why can’t they freaking shut up about their Porsche Cayenne.
9 Comments to “Stop Buying Crap #6 – Televisions”
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February 21st, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Look at the bright side, there’s a tv for every eye in the house. ;-)
February 21st, 2006 at 8:56 pm
good point!
February 22nd, 2006 at 6:47 am
Sarcasm is a saultry perfume. I love your posts.
I’ve made a TV set for the bathroom out of an old 14″ LCD monitor, a cable box, and some active speakers. That’s the most important set in the house. It’s nailed to the wall.
You know what would be better than having a second (third, fourth) TV set? A news ticker like they have at the bank! With RSS-feeds! And shopping alerts! And stocks! Yeah!
August 22nd, 2006 at 6:47 am
I have no interest in spending that much time in the bathroom.
October 15th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
life is too short for television. there comes a time (and it’s not in your early 20’s) when you can’t avoid the question:
is this actually how i’m going to spend my life?
the answer, hopefully, is no.
April 16th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Wow. What can I say? 6 tvs. hmm…
Back in the day our elders used to call them “idiot boxes” and “boob tubes”.
What do you find to watch that is actually worth the time? And worth having 6 tvs? Wow.
We have one. Get 3 channels, all crap programming.
Life is short. Go for a walk, talk, read a book. Help others. TURN OFF THOSE TVs.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
TV is a way for people who are shut-ins to feel as if they’re still connected to the rest of the world, especially if the computer is broken, or if they’re not in a position to be use one. There are some pretty decent shows on the History Channel, and the Discovery Channel; not to mention movies on the movie channels. There actually is a time and a place for television, along with everything else. I know that when I’m plugged into a nebulizer and trapped on the couch, not able to do anything else (including read), I’m surprisingly grateful for the set that I was given.
June 25th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
You don’t need to pay for HDTV content. Try plugging in your old antenna – yes, antenna – and hunt around for a nice 720p *digital* signal, complete with 5.1 surround.
No joke, hit Google if you think I’m full of crap.