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ChrisJ
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Do they do a lot of cooking?
SouthFLSonic
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Amazon.com: LG Electronics 32LN530B 32-Inch 720p 60Hz LED TV (2013 Model): Electronics
It's not a 50" but its on SALE @ $199+ shipping and is a great price if you ask me for a person who isn't a die hard clarity fan or needs the best TV on the market.
ChrisJ
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My issue with that is I wouldn't buy a 720P tv anymore. Even my 24" tv in the kitchen is a 1080P display.
It does matter if you scale a 1080P signal back to 720P it will always look worse no matter what you do.
PlayCrackTheSky
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SouthFLSonic
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Agreed, that is why I prefaced it with as long as they are not picture snobs like ChrisJ
then this TV is a good buy. As a TV for a guestroom it would be perfect but it is def not the cream of the crop @ that price point. Hell my parents have 2 old big A$$ tube TV's in their guest rooms and I have thought about buying them one of these so when I stay I can at least see the damn thing from the bed lol. Even 720P crushes what I have been watching when I stay there for a weekend, plus it has HDMI outputs so they can get a real cable box!!
ChrisJ
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Agreed, that is why I prefaced it with as long as they are not picture snobs like ChrisJ
Hell my parents have 2 old big A$$ tube TV's in their guest rooms and I have thought about buying them one of these so when I stay I can at least see the damn thing from the bed lol. Even 720P crushes what I have been watching when I stay there for a weekend, plus it has HDMI outputs so they can get a real cable box!!
Hey man,
Whether I'm a picture snob or not is irrelevant. I will not give a friend what I consider to be bad advice and I feel buying a 720P display right now is a bad move.
1080P, or better yet 4K but 4K is still having growing pains I think.
ahtoxa
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Yes, my mom does. They don't like to go out for dinner much, rarely have as long as I've been alive.
ahtoxa
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Agreed, that is why I prefaced it with as long as they are not picture snobs like ChrisJ
Hell my parents have 2 old big A$$ tube TV's in their guest rooms and I have thought about buying them one of these so when I stay I can at least see the damn thing from the bed lol. Even 720P crushes what I have been watching when I stay there for a weekend, plus it has HDMI outputs so they can get a real cable box!!
My parents have a rather old flatscreen, now that I remember them buying it. They got it for like $800 probably 8 years ago, when flatscreens were expensive. It's 720p only but it's not bad, picture-wise, from what I recall from last year.
ahtoxa
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Awwww, you always know how to make me stop thinking about guns and put down the insecticide.
ChrisJ
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Would your mom like something like a good carving knife set, or something like that?
Wusthof Classic Hollow Edge Carving Set with Walnut Case, 2-piece | cutleryandmore.com
All-Clad Slow Cooker | cutleryandmore.com
And yes, I know a lot about quality cookware and cutlery and if anyone has a problem with that, tough ****.
SouthFLSonic
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And yes, I know a lot about quality cookware and cutlery and if anyone has a problem with that, tough ****.
How about a new laptop?? I saw the 2 in 1 tablet keyboard things onsale for the school year at or near $200 almost everyplace. Be good if they have an old PC that is slow and gets them into a tablet also for a good price.
ChrisJ
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How about a new laptop?? I saw the 2 in 1 tablet keyboard things onsale for the school year at or near $200 almost everyplace. Be good if they have an old PC that is slow and gets them into a tablet also for a good price.
ahtoxa
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I've decided to get Kindle Fire HD for the folks - they are both readers, but I see mom playing games on it and dad reading.
I think it'll work quite good. I'm deliberating signing them up for the Kindle Unlimited plan, but I've read that not all major publishers will have their books available on it. Basically, Kindle Unlimited may be like Netflix, where you get mostly 'meh' titles rather than being like Spotify, where you get all the new releases and goodies.
I think it'll work quite good. I'm deliberating signing them up for the Kindle Unlimited plan, but I've read that not all major publishers will have their books available on it. Basically, Kindle Unlimited may be like Netflix, where you get mostly 'meh' titles rather than being like Spotify, where you get all the new releases and goodies.
SouthFLSonic
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Yeah don't opt for the unlimited because it's kind of like you said "meh". Good pick though sure they will use the crap out of it
ahtoxa
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Not happy with the Sonic today.
I'm supposed to leave for Chicago tomorrow morning at 4.
Yesterday evening, car started idling rough and stalling. Check engine came in. Scanned a lean code.
My PCV is blown, so I get to the dealer this morning in hopes they can fix. For the first time in 2 years, they don't have a loaner to give me.
So here I sit now, waiting for them to confirm my diagnosis and hoping they have part in stock. If they don't, I'm probably going to have to call another dealer and try to get a loaner.
Another problem is they probably won't let me take the loaner across states for 2k miles.
Sigh.
I'm supposed to leave for Chicago tomorrow morning at 4.
Yesterday evening, car started idling rough and stalling. Check engine came in. Scanned a lean code.
My PCV is blown, so I get to the dealer this morning in hopes they can fix. For the first time in 2 years, they don't have a loaner to give me.
So here I sit now, waiting for them to confirm my diagnosis and hoping they have part in stock. If they don't, I'm probably going to have to call another dealer and try to get a loaner.
Another problem is they probably won't let me take the loaner across states for 2k miles.
Sigh.
ahtoxa
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Sucky timing with the Chicago trip.
The friend that I'm driving up with offered to take her Fiat 500 for the trip. Problem is fitting two big bags and a dog in the back. That thing is tiny.
Even if it fit, I need a car in Chicago as my parents sold theirs (retired, don't drive) and I do not see them getting in and out of a 2 door fiat 500 for 3 days.
Oh, and the said friend has to be at the wedding up there this weekend. So sue cannot reschedule and I don't want to let her down.
The friend that I'm driving up with offered to take her Fiat 500 for the trip. Problem is fitting two big bags and a dog in the back. That thing is tiny.
Even if it fit, I need a car in Chicago as my parents sold theirs (retired, don't drive) and I do not see them getting in and out of a 2 door fiat 500 for 3 days.
Oh, and the said friend has to be at the wedding up there this weekend. So sue cannot reschedule and I don't want to let her down.