In a previous post, I wrote about the tendencies that I have to accumulate 'stuff'. Part of this problem that I have stems from the never-ending upgrade cycle that the technological innovations have presented to us. I know that my wife just LOVES the fact that I'm a geek when it comes to technology and that things are ever progressing.
Case in point is my recent television upgrade. It all started over 10 years ago when I bought my first big screen television. It was a 32" Sony Trinitron TV that was one of my first big purchases after I moved out to Santa Clara with my first job out of college. I was able to hold on to it for almost 10 years, so I would say that the investment was well worth it. The picture on this TV was great, but then came HDTV. Even though there weren't many stations broadcast in HD (and availability is still kinda limited) I just had to get one. I picked up a 57" CRT based RPTV from Sony. It was great to have the HD picture and I thought I would be happy for years and years to come. Oh, how I was wrong. Upstairs, I moved the 32" to the bedroom (what a PITA that was). Being that the bedroom is quite large, 32" isn't very sufficient. Needless to say, that TV was upgraded to a 50" 720P Samsung DLP television. Sure, I was happy, but the technology just keeps improving, and now they have 1080P sets. So what do I now have sitting in the living room? A 61" Samsung 1080P DLP HDTV. Is it going to stop there? Do I dare say, "yes?". I would probably be lying if I did.
Along with the TV upgrades, you also need to get all of the supporting hardware, like the upconverting DVD players, HDTV Cable set top DVR boxes, etc, etc, etc. The buyers are our next garage sale are going to love us.
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