I'm going to be honest: I have not. While I may not be a good example of someone who keeps up with the latest in electronic gadgets, I am certainly concerned with all things home, so it strikes me as odd that I've not jumped on the flat screen bandwagon.
We never really minded our '90s SONY suitcase of a TV, so much so
that we built our wall unit to accommodate its ample girth. When
everyone was gushing about the flat screen revolution, my husband and I
sat contently in front of our flickering bulbous tube, not knowing what
all the fuss was about.
We are still sitting in front of it, but I've the feeling we look
much like Bugs Bunny did when he refused to give up his rabbit hole to
make way for a growing metropolis. It grew around him in a U shape, as
he stubbornly munched that same old carrot.
Are we stubbornly munching that same old carrot? I just don't feel
I'm missing anything in my life by not having a flat screen TV. Why
should I spend hundreds on a new one when the old SONY works just
fine? Plus, am I the only one who thinks flat screens look awkward
and unfinished strung up on a wall like a jelly fish with a wire tale
hanging down? You end up having to design around them with expensive
wall casings just to make them look like they belong. My old cone-back
SONY snuggles nicely into the corner of our living room -- a flat
screen wouldn't fit nearly as nicely, and then what would we do?
PLUS, I'll say it once and for all: I really don't like the look of
Blue Ray DVDs! They don't look like film to me, but like soaps. So
I'm certainly not missing out on the latest in picture
'advancements'.
Have you made the switch? Do you have a zillion displaced
cube TVs you've been shuffling around the house and your family's
houses? Where do you stand on the fast-paced world of the mutating TV
set?
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