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[themadone]

That was a pretty mighty weekend on the whole. Friday was awesome. I saw F4:RotSS and decided on a whim to also go and see Die Hard 4.0. Die Hard 4.0 was awesome! I am so going to have to go see it again (and again...)

On Saturday I bimbled off to go look at new TVs. There being a distinct lack of stores that sell TVs these days did hamper my attempts, but I think I've decided that 46" should be enough for me. I was very impressed with the Sony W model and X model - other makes of LCD TV seemed to be pretty poor in comparison. Now I just need to decide whether to go for the W or the X models. The W comes with a free LCD TV (*boggles*) and the X comes with a free DVD recorder but is 50% extra in price.

In the evening I bimbled in to London for a vamp game. As usual the main room wasn't busy - everyone was stood outside smoking. Still, the bits when people did make an effort to use willpower to suspend their addiction were quite fun. I even won a hand of poker, although my luck didn't last long and I lost all my chips.

Sunday was spent vegging in front of the TV. Finally finished watching GIT:SAC 2. I was going to watch just the one disk, but they left it at such a cliffhanger I had to watch the last one too.

Comments

[cream-horn.livejournal.com]

The Sony LCDs are really nice. The Samsung that Matt and I have got are good too but some of the more expensive Sony ones are better.

46" is a mighty size. I've got 42 but kind of wish I had got 46 even though when I first got it to seemed MASSIVE!

What you need to go with it, of course, is an uber DVD player. Some sort of progressive scan monster that will show off your existing collection on the huge screen.

Re: DVD players

[themadone.livejournal.com]

Well that is kinda the problem - the model V, I think comes with a free DVD player as part of Sony's current sale. But I don't think spending an extra 1k just to get a free DVD player is a sound plan :)

Especially as once I've got the new TV, I'll be getting a PS3. Although I just read that they're going to bring out one with an even larger harddrive and/or reduce the price on the existing models, so I might wait a bit on that too.

Re: DVD players

[cream-horn.livejournal.com]

Let's be honest - the free DVD player wil be shit. On a screen that big I think you REALLY see the benefits of a good quality DVD player IMHO.

Re: DVD players

[themadone.livejournal.com]

Shit by Sony's standards ain't too shabby, but you're right. From what I've seen from reading up on a couple of magazines, the W series is quite nifty. But it just irks me that the freebie I get with that is another damn TV. Why on earth would someone buy an enormous TV only to get a little piddling one on the side?

I think I shall probe the "experts" brainmeants on this before finalising on a decision though.