Yep, I don't have time for TV and I found myself at Bestbuy wanting a new TV. Why? Really....... Am I trying to tell myself I need to slow down from being a workaholic. If that were the case, I still would rather be having a glass of wine with a girlfriend than watching TV or better yet...playing Chutes and Ladder with my daughter. So I do believe it is because I have a 27inch tv in a 58" niche opening and its a thorn in my side to look at everytime I walk through the house. Ok, self analysis done.....wait..... mind still thinking. I bet I could've bought one of those fake TV's from a closing model home complex :) would've been cheaper.
Ok, let it go.
So here I am at Best Buy. Spare you the details of the whole plasma vs LCD education lesson. Took daughter because I knew she wouldn't last long, sans I would have to make my decision quick. That plan was a bust. They were playing Ice Age on all the TV's. She planted her butt in front of one of them, never heard a peep until I was done. Picked out a tv. I had sucker on my forehead, purchased a Blu Ray Player. Didn't even know what it was, but apparently to make my TV picture look like theirs I needed it. Ok, and now I need an HDMI cable that's an additional $50.
So now my head is spinning, tv aliens abducted my daughter, and my credit card company is very happy.
Get home, hook it up. TV is unbelievable light. My existing tv is a big butt tv that is akward to hold because of the back protrusion. This new tv was nothing. I almost felt like they did sell me that fake model home tv. Plugged the tv and blu ray in and "Voila"....no picture. Hmmm. Remote, TV on, power on, push button, push it again contorting my arm thinking its the angle. (I am picturing now the person standing at a cross walk. You are stopped at a red light. You watch as the person standing at the crosswalk perpetually pushes the button as if it is going to help. That was me with this remote). Crap, going through the paperwork, find batteries for remote. Tv turns on and menus appear. Not just the basic menu but like complete programming menu. Ok, Im over the tv.
Here is the best part, seriously. This blu ray player that I didn't know existed is the best thing since sliced bread. It has a feature to hook up to my wireless internet so I can listen to music(thru Pandora) and watch instant feed movies through Netflix. Whoa!!!!!!!!!!! I downgraded my Cox cable to the 2-22 channels a couple of months back. Why pay to watch "Legally Blonde" for the bazillioneth time. But NOW>>>> I can watch whatever I want when I want including childrens programs that I lost when I downgraded my cable. So instead of paying the extra $75 a month for digital cable, I have it all in this blu ray player.
Tonight we went to Pollo Loco for their grilled chicken. Fabulous by the way..a little squeeze of lime of the chicken, taste bud heaven. Alexis said "Mommy can we pick out a movie on your computer and watch a movie together?" I was like "You got it sweet pea!" We got home, cracked open the laptop on my bed. Signed into Netflix. We both picked out a movie, added it to instant que, and again "Voila" there is was showing up on my TV. Holy Moly, This IS Way To Cool! We watched "The King and I" and I did some work on my laptop while watching the movie with her. I can do this!
So after all of this I would like to do a plug for technology. If you are going to spend the money on a blu ray player, get Samsung as they have this wonderful feature. I ended up buying another one at Walmart for $149. Well worth it in my opinion since I don't subscribe to upgraded cable any longer. $75 a month for eternity or $149 upfront and $10 a month for netflix and I get to choose what I want to watch. Hmm no brainer.
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