So it starts on Friday when my 10 month old Dell 26” LCD TV decides to shut and not turn back on. Check Dell forums, seems to be a faulty power supply. No problem, call them up, they FedEX me a new TV and it arrives on Saturday.

After spending about 2 hours hooking up my new 26” TV (wall mounted, thats what took so long)...I was watching TV in my bedroom when my 2-3 year old 18” Viewsonic LCD TV died on me. Sound still works, but the display is gone…I tried changing inputs, etc, nothing.

So, I decide to go to bed and use my glasstrons…and boom.

The lightbulb in my lamp beside my bed dies. Common.

I am sort of afraid to touch other things in my house this weekend, I have the touch of death. (Its not the electic in my house, the bulb just ran its course, the Viewsonic is just old, and the Dell is a known issue).

I purchased a new Dell 19” LCD TV today to replace the Viewsonic.

While I am on the subject, I might as well tell you about a computer I purchased a few years ago:

Quantex PC
3Dfx Voodoo 3500 TV
Aureal Turtle Beach sound card

Yup, the computer company, video card maker and sound card maker all went out of business within a year or so of me buying the PC, talk about the kiss of death.

Erik

Wow, hope I never have a weekend like that! I’ve noticed you have a VGN-U750P that says BT after it, is it USB BT or did you mod it?

I would be careful today Erik….do not touch or play with any gadgets
Your talk about an LCD TV, reminded me of my coming Sony XBR 30 incher next week: KLV-30XBR900 - cannot wait….......

avidpaker - I use the Socket CF BT card…its not internal, but it’s as close as you can get, and I wouldn’t use the compact flash port anyway.

VAIOfreak - sweet! My friend got the 32” Sony…its a very nice unit but I don’t like the thick stereo speakers below the LCD. Your 30” is designed differently, I like that much better!

Erik

Your friend prolly has the Bravia Sony. I got the one that was showcased on CES 2003, I really loved the floating panel design of that TV.
Even the remote control is soo well-done and cool.
Press release here

weren’t u supposed to use a static guard before taking things apart?  :shock:  j/k…

you know… i’ll hear ya on that… this weekend has left me feeling weird too.  instead, mine has to do w/ppl

just one of those days…