The techies in my family have asked for details so here they are.....
I bought a Samsung 42" plasma $659 with a Samsung Blu Ray player $179. Both from Future Shop - best price and free stuff thrown in. I got 3 free blu ray movies and 6 months of a free HD TV upgrade from my existing service provider included in the price. The deal is that I continue to pay my normal rate for TV service and they install a HD dish, HD receiver and give me free channels for 6 months. After that I'll be hooked so I'm sure they will get their money back. lol
My next TV will have all the bells and whistles but this one is great for the money and I'm really happy with it. I was very impressed with the Panasonic Viera but just don't have the extra few dollars right now. It was selling for $1399 with a sale price of $1299. I loved the TV but would have had to wait until after Christmas to buy it if this was the set that I wanted. The reason is that I just bought new living room furniture and don't have tons of cash right now so I'm pacing myself.
The only thing that I don't have is a surround sound system. To be honest, I have never had a good sound system so I don't miss it. My living room opens onto about half the house so it would be hard to position the speakers for good sound quality. It wouldn't be a bad thing for me to wait until I get a house with a more enclosed TV room before I buy a good surround sound system. I was intrigued with Cycling Potato's Bose suggestion and I'll definitely think about it and will have a listen in the stores.
I might be the last person in Canada to get a nice TV but it was worth the wait. Great TV at a great price. Can't beat that.
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Ottawa 2009
- Balcony Babe
- This summer I moved to Ottawa to start a new job. When a visitor comes to Ottawa he or she is likely to have limited time and will want to see the major attractions: Parliament, the Canal, the Babe (Balcony type, of course). Since there are other little tidbits that are interesting, but not necessarily interesting enough to visit, I will make some short blog posts about them for your reading pleasure.
2 comments:
thanks for the 411 :) I'm wondering what were the extra bells and whistles in the other TV that you mentioned?
I think surround sound speaker sets are a scam. You only need a good bass speaker and 2 good sounding stereo speakers. The 5.1 systems with 5 speakers are overkill - and worst of all, the speakers fill up your livingroom with cords and jumbo speakers. The only reason I can think to have them is for horror movies - it would be cool to hear the monsters sneak up from behind. Who wants to hear Don Cherry or Sex In the City behind them?
hey, we're leaving for Canukistan tomorrow. will call u in a day or two.
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