Lionheart
March 27th, 2010, 09:59
Hey all,
Recently, I decided to get a new TV as a treat for when I launched the Epic Victory. My TV was an old boob-tube type with failing lines accross the top, jittering picture now and then, really bad single speaker sound, etc. Really in bad shape. So, Sunday, I went to the store and looked around. I figured I would spend about $400.00, give or take $50.00 for a nice LCD TV with a built in DVD player.
So I get there, and here is this dang MAMMOTH TV, LCD HD thing, calling my name. Its 42" and $698.00. (Half of the Apple monitor and 12" bigger). I start reading the box, trying not to be overwhelmed. (A new TV prospect to the average male, of course, is like shining lights in the eyes of a deer at night, like hovering fresh cooked bacon before a guy that hasnt eaten in 5 days, like showing a person a cold drink of mountain water to a person that hasnt had a drink in 3 days. Like showing a woman a brand new purse or pair of shoes from the latest Paris fashion show... eeeks.. yes... that bad)!
I am reading.. and reading.. Comes with a Computer link in the back, 3 HDVI sockets, perhaps 7 inputs in all, has a flip out front iPod tray plugin door, can play videos and music from your iPod, can play photos from flash drives and cameras (built in photo show program), has two USB input sockets as well.
The thing is incredible... Bottom line. Ultimate male thing of beauty....
So, I figure, its cheaper then the Apple screen, can do more. I will get it. Deep breath. Go get the huge cart, load the gigantic box on, get a few supplies, pay for it, haul it home.
I get it set up. Run over to the Apple store, get the cable I need to adapt it to the TV/iMac via D-sub monitor cable. I link it up. eeks.. Not the greatest. I figure, it will be a great TV. I can use it for that. No worries.
Then 2 days ago, I try the HDMI monitor/computer link. I get the expensive (very expensive) cable and also the adapter for iMacs to HDMI. I get home, plug it in, and my eyeballs jump put of my head and do a Happy Dance on the desk, singing 'OH MY GOSH! AWESOME-NESS!' (something like that.. I had to catch them and pop them back in. Took like 5 min's to catch them).
So... My mind races.. I can move the TV to main desk position, move iMac over here, move this there. I'll need a new, longer power cable, new power strip for this area, etc... Run to Wallyworld, back fast, new parts, hooking up wires. I have the iMac up on a stand to the right, GIGANTIC MANLY TV is facing it. I am on desk, reaching behind it, pulling wires around, linking things, when there is this hideous crash..... The iMac has fallen forward, off its stand by me, pulling on wires. I hear the sound of glass shattering. I think, man.. Should I look? My heart is racing... The Mac had fallen into the screen of the 42" super screen. Two gigantic gouges are cut into the surface. The alien like Magic Mouse has a crack in its plexi casing. The desk has two long cuts in the oak surface where the Mac decelerated to a stop, face down. I lift it up, no damage. I turn on the Mac, and amazingly, it boots up! Thank you God! Lionheart Creations is in this thing... I turn on the TV.. Grim.. . Very very very grim... Tons of unique squares all over the place. I had thought it only had scratches. No.. Underneath was a glass screen, which shattered.
No insurance. I call the store, JVC, a local shop. No insurance or any help. Price of replacement screen; $1030.00 USD (before tax and shipping). Tears... Drinking wine comes to mind. My eyebrows sense the extreme stress and immediately start graying a super metallic form of white, the lightest shade of gray there is... They are glowing... Thats how grey they were...
My sister calls.. Calms me down. Tells me to call the credit card company. Ureka. They have a plan for items that disasters happen to. A insurance program. I fill out the paper work. If all goes well, they will buy it back in 2 weeks.
In the mean time, I still need a basic TV... I think on it. If they do cover it, and I need one now, should I just go get another? 'of course! you must! Now....!!!!' comes to mind. Its the little guy on the left shoulder, dressed in red. I pray. I weigh the decision... I am off to the store again. I load another gigantic 42" TV onto the big cart. Off I go. Back home. Delicately moving things around (this time) with plastic on everything, taking no chances...
Well, I have to tell you. This dang thing is amazing. Cutting film (editing movies) and bouncing from Mac mode to Windows, having two screens (mostly using only one), is just crazy awesome. I feel like I have Tony Starks futuristic computer monitor from 'Iron Man' (the movie). At first, it was daunting, but after a while of working on it, I think I have pretty much adapted. If I needed to, I could switch back to the 24" screen of the iMac.
Here are some screenshots. Mind you, the iMac is huge, and next to the JVC TV, it looks quite small.
The wierd part is, when I play movies and video from the iPhone on the TV, they play in High Definition (HD). I cant believe it. I can now transfer iTunes movies to the iPhone and watch them on the giant screen.
Now, the resolution isnt the greatest. Its 1080P, what ever that is. I think its 1080 pixels high, so around 2,000 pixels wide. But for me, its fine. The font is etchy while on the iMac, its lazer quality. But again, its fine enough for me.
Some screenshots.
Recently, I decided to get a new TV as a treat for when I launched the Epic Victory. My TV was an old boob-tube type with failing lines accross the top, jittering picture now and then, really bad single speaker sound, etc. Really in bad shape. So, Sunday, I went to the store and looked around. I figured I would spend about $400.00, give or take $50.00 for a nice LCD TV with a built in DVD player.
So I get there, and here is this dang MAMMOTH TV, LCD HD thing, calling my name. Its 42" and $698.00. (Half of the Apple monitor and 12" bigger). I start reading the box, trying not to be overwhelmed. (A new TV prospect to the average male, of course, is like shining lights in the eyes of a deer at night, like hovering fresh cooked bacon before a guy that hasnt eaten in 5 days, like showing a person a cold drink of mountain water to a person that hasnt had a drink in 3 days. Like showing a woman a brand new purse or pair of shoes from the latest Paris fashion show... eeeks.. yes... that bad)!
I am reading.. and reading.. Comes with a Computer link in the back, 3 HDVI sockets, perhaps 7 inputs in all, has a flip out front iPod tray plugin door, can play videos and music from your iPod, can play photos from flash drives and cameras (built in photo show program), has two USB input sockets as well.
The thing is incredible... Bottom line. Ultimate male thing of beauty....
So, I figure, its cheaper then the Apple screen, can do more. I will get it. Deep breath. Go get the huge cart, load the gigantic box on, get a few supplies, pay for it, haul it home.
I get it set up. Run over to the Apple store, get the cable I need to adapt it to the TV/iMac via D-sub monitor cable. I link it up. eeks.. Not the greatest. I figure, it will be a great TV. I can use it for that. No worries.
Then 2 days ago, I try the HDMI monitor/computer link. I get the expensive (very expensive) cable and also the adapter for iMacs to HDMI. I get home, plug it in, and my eyeballs jump put of my head and do a Happy Dance on the desk, singing 'OH MY GOSH! AWESOME-NESS!' (something like that.. I had to catch them and pop them back in. Took like 5 min's to catch them).
So... My mind races.. I can move the TV to main desk position, move iMac over here, move this there. I'll need a new, longer power cable, new power strip for this area, etc... Run to Wallyworld, back fast, new parts, hooking up wires. I have the iMac up on a stand to the right, GIGANTIC MANLY TV is facing it. I am on desk, reaching behind it, pulling wires around, linking things, when there is this hideous crash..... The iMac has fallen forward, off its stand by me, pulling on wires. I hear the sound of glass shattering. I think, man.. Should I look? My heart is racing... The Mac had fallen into the screen of the 42" super screen. Two gigantic gouges are cut into the surface. The alien like Magic Mouse has a crack in its plexi casing. The desk has two long cuts in the oak surface where the Mac decelerated to a stop, face down. I lift it up, no damage. I turn on the Mac, and amazingly, it boots up! Thank you God! Lionheart Creations is in this thing... I turn on the TV.. Grim.. . Very very very grim... Tons of unique squares all over the place. I had thought it only had scratches. No.. Underneath was a glass screen, which shattered.
No insurance. I call the store, JVC, a local shop. No insurance or any help. Price of replacement screen; $1030.00 USD (before tax and shipping). Tears... Drinking wine comes to mind. My eyebrows sense the extreme stress and immediately start graying a super metallic form of white, the lightest shade of gray there is... They are glowing... Thats how grey they were...
My sister calls.. Calms me down. Tells me to call the credit card company. Ureka. They have a plan for items that disasters happen to. A insurance program. I fill out the paper work. If all goes well, they will buy it back in 2 weeks.
In the mean time, I still need a basic TV... I think on it. If they do cover it, and I need one now, should I just go get another? 'of course! you must! Now....!!!!' comes to mind. Its the little guy on the left shoulder, dressed in red. I pray. I weigh the decision... I am off to the store again. I load another gigantic 42" TV onto the big cart. Off I go. Back home. Delicately moving things around (this time) with plastic on everything, taking no chances...
Well, I have to tell you. This dang thing is amazing. Cutting film (editing movies) and bouncing from Mac mode to Windows, having two screens (mostly using only one), is just crazy awesome. I feel like I have Tony Starks futuristic computer monitor from 'Iron Man' (the movie). At first, it was daunting, but after a while of working on it, I think I have pretty much adapted. If I needed to, I could switch back to the 24" screen of the iMac.
Here are some screenshots. Mind you, the iMac is huge, and next to the JVC TV, it looks quite small.
The wierd part is, when I play movies and video from the iPhone on the TV, they play in High Definition (HD). I cant believe it. I can now transfer iTunes movies to the iPhone and watch them on the giant screen.
Now, the resolution isnt the greatest. Its 1080P, what ever that is. I think its 1080 pixels high, so around 2,000 pixels wide. But for me, its fine. The font is etchy while on the iMac, its lazer quality. But again, its fine enough for me.
Some screenshots.