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Size matters?


I am the worlds biggest hypocrit. I think HDTVs are a huge waste of money. I've spouted this off as my Dad dropped thousands to get a 40" TV.

As arguably the last man on the darn planet to upgrade to a big TV, we finally did it. I've got a big 42" plasma TV sitting in my living room now, as a gift to Mel for the holidays (she celebrates Xmas, me - I just celebrate).

I was unaware the TV was actually filmed life size. I was under the impression all the studios were models and people were inserted via a green screen or something. Now, we can see far too much.

Even better, I paid only twice as much as my now junky Sony 32" we bought just a few years back when I refused to drop more than one weeks pay on a TV.

No actual HD channels yet. No blu-ray. But Kungfu Panda on regular DVD looked absolutely amazing. BTW, if you've not seen Kung Fu Panda, I highly recommend it. It is my new favorite movie.

Why the new TV? We moved the Wii downstairs which previously had this ridiculous 18" TV for the kids to watch videos on and stuff. Trying to play 4 player mario carts was almost impossible on a screen that small. Now, my wii yoga trainer is huge and yells at me.

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