Our old TV has had a very good run. It was given to us used when we got married. Over time it has developed certain interesting quirks. Trying to turn the volume down generally resulted in changing the channel. If we wanted to turn the volume up, we had to hold the button down as the volume went down and up and down and up, until it reached the volume we wanted. The power button broke off at one point, so we had to reach into the little hole it left behind to turn the TV on or off. Also, we couldn't hook the DVD player up to the TV; it was so old that it didn't have the right connections. We had to hook the DVD player up to the VCR, and hook the VCR up to the TV if we wanted to watch a movie. Yep, the TV had a good long run, but it was time to upgrade.
Getting our tax refund provided the opportunity to finally get a TV that works properly. This evening we came home with a 42-inch plasma-screen TV. We thought about getting an LCD, but the plasma is stronger. It will last longer in a household with small children.
Jeff and I, after moving a bunch of furniture around in the family room, are now watching "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" on our new giant TV. It's pretty awesome.
By the way, it's sitting on the book case I built way back when. Isn't that awesome?
