| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 |
| Consumerism |
I tried to stimulate the economy out of a recession today by buying an HDTV and a new dishwasher. Yes, one is sexy, the other one - not so much.
So, armed with my research from Consumer Reports, Cnet, and a few other sites, I headed to Best Buy to see what was what. I got a Sony Bravia 32BX4 - supposedly the best 32 inch out there at the moment. The sales guy kept trying to talk me into a larger model, but my entertainment armoir will only accommodate a 32 inch set, and besides, it's a TV, not a penis. I don't need a 50" inch screen to prove anything.
Best Buy didn't have the dishwasher I was looking for - a Bosch, so I headed to Lowe's. I had originally thought I might like one of the new drawer dishwasher models since I don't run the dishwasher all that often, and they look very slick. That was until I found out that their repair rate is horrible, they're really expensive, and they got a last place rating by Consumer Reports. Bosch, however, looks great, was highly rated, and has a "half load" option that allows you to wash a half load with less water and energy than a full load. It's energy efficiency and low noise ratings were also attractive. It's not the cheapest appliance out there, probably double what a Kenmore or Whirlpool runs, but it's not outrageously expensive either. I wanted the stainless steel finish, so they had to order it, and it'll be here in a couple of weeks.
Stay tuned for my battle installing the HDTV and getting it hooked up to everything else. First, I have to exchange my cable box for an HDTV tuner. |
posted by Broadsheet @ 3:38 PM   |
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If it's Comcast you'll be reckoning with on that HDTV thing, be careful. The guy they sent out to hook up my box when I got it (they wouldn't let me plug it in myself) actually did it incorrectly. It'll probably be a good idea to double check anything they do for you.
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Interesting. Comcast said to just drop off the digital tuner at one of their offices and pick up the HD Tuner to hook up myself. Maybe it's because you were a new customer? I've pretty much set aside all afternoon to pull this off....
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They must have changed the policy. I wasn't a new customer, but this was a little over a year ago.
I wouldn't worry too much about it -- the process should be pretty straightforward. If you have any issues I'm sure I or someone else around the 'blog can probably post you through it.
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If it's Comcast you'll be reckoning with on that HDTV thing, be careful. The guy they sent out to hook up my box when I got it (they wouldn't let me plug it in myself) actually did it incorrectly. It'll probably be a good idea to double check anything they do for you.