HD, TV, XBox
Ok, so I've kept this a secret for a little bit. Gotta get my quality nerd time before I go and share with the world. I purchased an XBox 360 a little over a week ago. While I'm glad I waited past the "crazy" release of last year, I'm glad to have it now. Games purchased: Gears of War (because if you have a 360 and don't have this game, you should just give your 360 to charity, loser!), Madden NFL 07 (to play with the locals), Burnout: Revenge (to play when we've been drinking...it increases the fun factor by at least 3 times), and Viva Pinata (b/c Daryl and BJD SUCK!).
The xbox was a sudden departarture; pretty much unplanned. I came into work one day and received an email reminding me of our company's holiday bonus. The amount of the bonus was only $19 shy of what it would cost to purchase the xbox setup I wanted. So happy holidays to me from my company!
Around the same time I was already budgeting for an HDTV. I was looking at the Olevia 532H (32 in) from ZipZoomFly. I decided to wait a week because Black Friday was only a week away. After a few days of further research, I found the Olevia 537H (37 in) and an online coupon for target.com that brought the price difference to less than $100. After a visit to the local Comp USA for a sales floor view and a "you're not getting screwed" thumbs up from Big'J, I ordered the 537h.
The TV arrived today before lunch. Big'J helped me get it into my apartment (wanted two sets of hands so I didn't drop it on the stairs) and of course I was immediately ordered to set it up and test it. So we did. I've only had the chance to mess with it for about an hour, but I'm already very happy with the purchase. Back at work now I've called my local cable company and added HDTV channels to my current package (and the DVR as well, since it can record HD content...that's right, LOST, Heroes, and Prison Break in HD beyotches!!!) which should be set up on Sat.
So Happy Holidays to me, from me. Hope yours turns out as well as mine has so far.
The xbox was a sudden departarture; pretty much unplanned. I came into work one day and received an email reminding me of our company's holiday bonus. The amount of the bonus was only $19 shy of what it would cost to purchase the xbox setup I wanted. So happy holidays to me from my company!
Around the same time I was already budgeting for an HDTV. I was looking at the Olevia 532H (32 in) from ZipZoomFly. I decided to wait a week because Black Friday was only a week away. After a few days of further research, I found the Olevia 537H (37 in) and an online coupon for target.com that brought the price difference to less than $100. After a visit to the local Comp USA for a sales floor view and a "you're not getting screwed" thumbs up from Big'J, I ordered the 537h.
The TV arrived today before lunch. Big'J helped me get it into my apartment (wanted two sets of hands so I didn't drop it on the stairs) and of course I was immediately ordered to set it up and test it. So we did. I've only had the chance to mess with it for about an hour, but I'm already very happy with the purchase. Back at work now I've called my local cable company and added HDTV channels to my current package (and the DVR as well, since it can record HD content...that's right, LOST, Heroes, and Prison Break in HD beyotches!!!) which should be set up on Sat.
So Happy Holidays to me, from me. Hope yours turns out as well as mine has so far.
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