Been thinking about it for awhile...

[K Frame]

Yeah, I think I'll cancel it. If I order on BB, I can get it tomorrow.

Not a huge thing either way, I just don't want it to be sitting around in some shipping hub.

[K Frame]

Just tried cancelling it.

SHIPPING SOON! CANCELLATION ISN'T GUARANTEED!

Fine. Jesus. I'll wait for it.

[K Frame]

Well, my TV shipped about an hour ago.

And has entered the "caring, loving" hands of UPS.

Which thinks it will get it to me anywhere from two days to a week from now.

The question is... in how many pieces?

[K Frame]

Interesting.

Amazon claims that UPS has picked it up.

UPS claims that they don't have it yet.

Schroedinger's package delivery service.

[WLJ]

Just be glad it didn't ship USPS where even if it dropped ship from a local store it will go to your local PO and then proceed to go on a 5 state tour for the next 3 weeks before arriving back at your local PO..

[230RN]

I remember the first time I rewatched a movie on my high def TV that I had originally watched chipped in and painted on the stone wall of a cave in France. Only it wasn't known as France, back then, it was Thagland, because Thag had originally settled it.

It was shocking how lifelike that new version was!

Yeah, my ex-Wife1 has a huge screen latest-and greatest TV and I was impressed by the resolution last time I was over there.  The thing was kind of dominating, though, size-wise.  I figured it would never break if it fell over, since the air resistance on the way down would slow its fall.

The response to that remark was not... well there was no laughter.

Once again, though, not being a big TV watcher, my beady little sets are suitable for my beady little eyes.

[K Frame]

Well damn, it looks like my TV might well be delivered today!

[K Frame]

Figures.

I just looked at the TV I bought again, and it went on an early Black Friday deal...

It's now $69.99, as opposed to the $74.99 I paid.

It's true what a friend of mine said the other day.

When you're driving by the electronics stores these days you have to keep your windows closed because they'll practically throw a free TV or two into your car.

[WLJ]

Figures.

I just looked at the TV I bought again, and it went on an early Black Friday deal...

It's now $69.99, as opposed to the $74.99 I paid.

It's true what a friend of mine said the other day.

When you're driving by the electronics stores these days you have to keep your windows closed because they'll practically throw a free TV or two into your car.

Something I try to do is once I've bought something is to just not look at it's listing again.

[JTHunter]

Yeah, I'll bet.  If you had an 18 year old Sharp it was probably 720p50hz.  Maybe 1080p.  That Samsung is probably 4k120hz, and the LED backlight is going to give a contrast ratio one or two orders of magnitude better, plus zoned backlighting and HDR.  A whole lot of imaging technology has happened in the last 18 years.

Enjoy your old favorites upscaled to 4k.  They'll look better then they did new.

Yes, it was a 1080 but I don't know if it was "2K" but that is likely.

[Bogie]

Not all that is Insignia is crap...
 
I had two pairs of these back in the day... Gave 'em away during the great upheaval...
 
Have a pair that is going to be going in the bedroom as soon as I find a suitable amp, but for now, there is Alexa...
 
There was a Danish company, you see, who contracted with a Chinese company to produce $$$$$ speakers... Well, it seems that they did that production run, and... Well, they didn't stop. That ended up on Best Buy shelves, at $50/pair...
 
https://soundadvicenews.com/2017/03/28/my-original-insignia-ns-b2111-review/

[K Frame]

It's here. Sitting in the box waiting to be taken upstairs to my office. I'll do that later.

[230RN]

Something I try to do is once I've bought something is to just not look at it's listing again.

I thought it was SOP not to buy big ticket items before any holidays.  There's almost always a "Whateverday" Sale.  I forget which wife presented that idea to me.

Sort of like buying Christmas cards before Christmas.  You wait 'til they try to get rid of them after Christmas for the next year.

And Black Friday isn't Racist, it's Accountist.

[K Frame]

At 75 dollars, I'd not even remotely call this thing a big ticket item.

And, when I bought it, it was already $50 or so off the regular list price, so I figured it wasn't going to get any cheaper.

To put it another way...

I spent on this TV what I would have spent on cigarettes in 8.5 days.

[230RN]

OK. Were you responding to me?

I thought I was responding to WLJ"s post regarding big ticket items and commenting on some wives I had. 

Terry

[K Frame]

I was just responding.

If it applies, take it and run with it.

If not, sit back and sip your coffee and watch the shenanigans unfurl.

 

[Brad Johnson]

If not, sit back and sip your coffee and watch the shenanigans unfurl.

If there are shenanigans, does that mean there are henanigans?

Brad

[K Frame]

If there are shenanigans, does that mean there are henanigans?

Brad

only if you're a white male cis normal shitlord.

[Brad Johnson]

So, do you have your new TV set up yet? Seren would appreciate being able to watch her shows uninterrupted on the big TV.

Brad

p.s. Did you turn off motion smoothing? It's "Auto Motion Plus" in Samsung-speak.

[K Frame]

So, do you have your new TV set up yet? Seren would appreciate being able to watch her shows uninterrupted on the big TV.

Brad

p.s. Did you turn off motion smoothing? It's "Auto Motion Plus" in Samsung-speak.

It's out of the box in my office and lying on the table where it's going to rest for now, but I've not yet gotten the stand feet on.

Oddly enough, the feet don't snap into place, they screw into place. WTF?

Once I figure out exactly where I want it (I'm considering moving my office from the small bedroom to the larger spare bedroom) I may hang it on the wall. I have a spare VESA mount that I picked up really cheaply a few years ago.

[Brad Johnson]

Bailing wire and duct tape.

Brad

[WLJ]

Oddly enough, the feet don't snap into place, they screw into place. WTF?

Lefty loosey righty tighty

[K Frame]

Lefty loosey righty tighty

Always a concern for a left hander such as myself.

[K Frame]

Damn, takes longer to download and install the firmware updates for a new TV than it does to open, unpack, unwrap, set up, bundle up the packing materials, and turn the new TV on.

[HankB]

Damn, takes longer to download and install the firmware updates for a new TV than it does to open, unpack, unwrap, set up, bundle up the packing materials, and turn the new TV on.

Maybe it's time to upgrade from your dialup connection?