We're not working today due to the fact that Canadian Remembrance Day was last Saturday. This is a rainy three day weekend, so this has turned out to be a good day to watch television. It's a good day to try getting used to the new TV. Do I really need to connect a television to my home network? I suppose I don't have to make every single decision today. After all, the purchase of the Toshiba 42HL196 was quite long in coming.
First, the old TV died before our 5-week vacation. Then, there were a few weeks of necessary online research. The plastic finally hit the desk yesterday at Best Buy. I'm grateful they price matched a current flyer from Visions.
Of course an HD ready screen is not very impressive without an HD source. Even the HDMI output on the new DVD player cannot show detail that just isn't on a standard DVD. Unfortunately, the new Toshiba player appears to be very finicky about the type of discs it'll accept. I can foresee there'll be additional expenses in the future; for example, a HD satellite receiver with a hard disc is now manditory!
We'd been staring at a temporary set of a mere 19 inches for a number of weeks; therefore, it's a bit dazzling to have the new 42" wide-screen LCD in the small living room.