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Big Scream TVMar 02 '00 Write an essay on this topic.I was going to suggest a new category to comment on our specific model, the Sony KP-46C65, but opted against that. What I have to say will only be of interest to those of you who are trying to gather evidence to present to your S.O. as to why nobody needs a TV this big, whatever the make & model, and regardless of the nifty features it might have. Let me share with you the manner in which this monstrosity became part of our household. It all started when an innocuous little spot formed on the screen of our 8-year-old, perfectly respectable 27" TV, which my husband's buddies bought us as a wedding gift. I am talking about an area approximately 2-3 inches in diameter, which mysteriously appeared one day, causing all objects within the area to appear black and white - actually sort of black and lavender. In my opinion, barely noticeable. In my husband's estimation, it was unbearable. He could not watch it without commenting on it. I told him we were not getting a new set for a 2-inch spot. Flash forward 8 months to our summer vacation. Week 1, we all went with my parents to the beach. Week 2, my husband had to work, so he headed home while the kids and I stayed on. He calls me midweek to say that the set is broken, and proceeds to ramble on about how he has been looking at a couple sets, and pricing out the cost of a set alone and a set + stand. Hang on, I say, what exactly is wrong with the set? Here he is very vague, mumbling something about it losing several colors. You've already bought one, haven't you? I demand. Sheepishly, he admits it, and rushes to explain how he came to spend $1599 (a real bargain, since it has a built-in stand). Wait just a minute here - exactly how big is this TV? I inquire. Well, it's 46" wide. Silence. Click. When I return home, there it is - dwarfing the family room. You know, he starts, it's not as big as I thought it was...This is it. I'm going to kill him. I'm not sure who is responsible for this quote, but it sort of sums up my feelings towards my husband at this time: If they can put a man on the moon, why can't they put them all there? I let it go for a couple weeks before demanding he find a more suitable room for it, due to the fact that when you get too close to these projection TVs, the picture sort of disappears, and we just couldn't get it to the proper distance in such a small room. Also, my 2-year-old asked if she could get inside the TV. Now that it has its own room, I have to admit that if you are sitting the proper distance from the screen, the picture is actually very sharp. My husband says it has more lines of definition than most of the normal-sized (< 36") sets of comparable price (Of course he was making his comparison to a set-and stand combination, so you can subtract the $600 cost of a stand). Also, as with most of the newer electronics, my kids can hook up their Playstation to the front of the TV instead of hassling with pulling the TV out to make connections in the rear. Here we are, eight months later, and the TV is still here, and so am I. I have graciously forgiven (if not FORGOTTEN) the fact that he essentially made a major purchase decision without consulting me, but hey, I guess my love is bigger than a big screen TV. Sounds like a bad country song.  |
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