Can I just say that 40 inches is probably bigger than most people think?
I bought a 37 inch for Christmas,and a month later I still look at the thing and marvel at how huge it is. I know for a lot of people size is a big thing, but I have a cough pretty far from my TV,and it still seems almost comically large.
Spend a good time measuring the space you have, cause in the store, next to the super giant ones, 37 may look small, but at home, it makes my tower speakers look small.
Sorry Sean, but I'm going to have to disagree with your tip on avoiding the pricey in store warranties. I bought my first 50" plasma back in 2005. At the time I thought the $400 3 year warranty from best buy was a ripoff. Much to my disappointment the tv shyt the bed 1 year and 1 month after the purchase date. Oh yeah, missed that manufacturer warranty by 1 month. I took it to a local repair shop and the guy took 7 months to fix it (while working with the manufacturer) and it cost me almost $500. Had I purchased the warranty, not only would I have saved $100, I would have had a new tv within days, not months.
I wonder, has Giz ever done a poll on warranties? Maybe we could see how many people bought one & never used it vs. bought one & it saved their ass vs. didn't buy one & didn't need it vs. didn't buy one and it bit me in the ass.
Um a 4 to 6 week wait on the coupon for free Diet Dr. Pepper. I guess I could Tivo the game and wait that long. But you guys have to promise not to reveal the results of the game or give details of the commercials until the middle of March.
@Lite: You Stay Classy Gizmodo: If it's at a sports bar, why would the sound be on on all the TVs? There's only one football game on - the Super Bowl. So, in theory, all the TVs are going to be on the same channel. Plus, most sports bars I've gone to keep the TVs muted anyway with the closed-captioning on for the commentary. Only the main game gets sound.
The worst line I hear from salesmen when they're about to sell a big screen is "Why go cheap on cables when you're about to make a big investment on a TV?" Makes me so angry.
@92BuickLeSabre: We all know that you use your left hand to give yourself a stranger. For those nights where you need to pick up a random you've never met before.
@Lite and OMG! Ponies!: You know, you two can go after me as much as you want, but the moment you start to insult my family! And more specifically, My Left Hand! You. Have. Gone. Too. Far.
Sure we all like to laugh and have a good time, but some things are just off limits, and that includes My Left Hand.
If Any Given Sunday is Wilson's favorite Stone movie then he's fucked-up stupid. Both Wall Street and Platoon are far far better. Platoon is widely considered to be one of the best war movies of all-time and Wall Street is an iconic look at the culture of excess and greed.
@OMG! Ponies!: I'm not the biggest football fan but Any Given Sunday actually makes me love Football (must capitalize it here because Stone makes it awesome).
@OMG! Ponies!: There is only ONE good Super... uh, I mean Big Game... movie. Black Sunday. Bruce Dern at his wacko scenery chewing best trying to blow up the Big Game in a blimp.
@noone1569: I have vegans coming over. They need to be fed. And given booze.
And Buick there is a difference between a vegan meaning someone who doesn't not eat animal products of any kind and a Vegan meaning someone from Vega like Jodie Foster's holodeck daddy from Contact.
@OMG! Ponies!: But we have yet to determine the species/flavor of said holodeck daddy. For all we know holodeck daddy could very well be some mucous-coated vomit-fleshed monstrocity with tentactles. Lots of tentacles.
While it would behoove us puny mortals to be kind and diplomatic to advanced races throughout the galaxy despite their varied (and grotesque) appearances...
@Ho0ber: I always keep some Jack Daniels and Jameson's in the house. For Scotch, I prefer Glenmorangie. I have some 10-Year Single Malt; right now, I can't afford to splurge on the Port Finish. I also have some Bullitt and some Knob Creek. I'm out of Woodford.
I may also pick up some Michner's rye whiskey.
I tend to drink whiskey although I keep a bottle of Luksosowa and a bottle of Ketel in the freezer.
@burnsgoinin burnsgoinout: Or with just one other person. However, with my power to irradiate all of the various acids and organic compounds that comprise flatulation in the atmosphere, you'd be bathed in an eerie green glow, so your sound projection counts for nothing.
I am Obscure Facts Man. I was born/created on the 13th day of the 13th month in the lab of a mad scientist with the cloning and the duplicating and the mayvin! I am the bastard child of Cliff Clavin and Angus MacGyver, and have the ability to craft things using a Gerber Multiplier, a Wenger Traveler, paper clips, and duct tape. Also, in most situations, I can come up with a fact that is useless, but is relevant to the topic being discussed.
@FredicvsMaximvs: The penny wass the only widely used US coin to have the person on it facing to the right until those stupid Jefferson nickels a few years back.
@TacoThrowing_GitEmSteveDave: Actually he could also clear up scrambled pr0n channels and tranmit them to any video monitor so his power wasn't entirely useless...
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I bought a 37 inch for Christmas,and a month later I still look at the thing and marvel at how huge it is. I know for a lot of people size is a big thing, but I have a cough pretty far from my TV,and it still seems almost comically large.
Spend a good time measuring the space you have, cause in the store, next to the super giant ones, 37 may look small, but at home, it makes my tower speakers look small.
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I wonder, has Giz ever done a poll on warranties? Maybe we could see how many people bought one & never used it vs. bought one & it saved their ass vs. didn't buy one & didn't need it vs. didn't buy one and it bit me in the ass.
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The sound gets run through the stereo system.
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@OMG! Ponies!: Liar. Left hand.
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I wear a wedding ring on that hand for a reason!
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Sure we all like to laugh and have a good time, but some things are just off limits, and that includes My Left Hand.
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If Any Given Sunday is Wilson's favorite Stone movie then he's fucked-up stupid. Both Wall Street and Platoon are far far better. Platoon is widely considered to be one of the best war movies of all-time and Wall Street is an iconic look at the culture of excess and greed.
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HDTV: check
Cold window ledge to put the pony-keg* on: check
Shelf full of whiskeys: check
Two chilled bottles of vodka in the freezer: check
Cast iron griddle for sliders: check
Crock Pot for making vegan chili: check
Air freshener for the after-effects of the vegan chili: check
*OMG! Ponies! buys pony kegs. Apropos no?
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Please tell me this is a chili made from Vegans.
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And Buick there is a difference between a vegan meaning someone who doesn't not eat animal products of any kind and a Vegan meaning someone from Vega like Jodie Foster's holodeck daddy from Contact.
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While it would behoove us puny mortals to be kind and diplomatic to advanced races throughout the galaxy despite their varied (and grotesque) appearances...
I ain't eatin' the shit.
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@God: Sometimes what is technically true is still so very wrong.
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I don't see what's so "Scientific" about it.
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I may also pick up some Michner's rye whiskey.
I tend to drink whiskey although I keep a bottle of Luksosowa and a bottle of Ketel in the freezer.
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oi! you! gravity! keep working!
see how awesome I am!
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no i've just lost the time where i usually use that power... not so much desk work since we laid off some of the technicians.
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... on top of that, i wont shut up about how i voted for ron paul. ass, see?
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Where have I heard that before?
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@Lane Jasper: Facts are like statistics, as people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forfty percent of all people know that.
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