well, the 35" tv is proving itself frustratingly unwieldy.
last night we removed the old 25" tv from the entertainment center, rearranged the components (vcr, tivo and dvd), and measured the new tv to double-check that it would fit.
it turns out that i needed to cut a hole in the back of my entertainment center in order to accomodate the depth of the behemoth. (though the tv is too deep, it will fit --barely-- both width- and height-wise.) i was sad to be cutting into my nice piece of furniture, but in the end i figured it was something that no one would see. (don't go looking for it next time you're over, ok?)
after the hole had been cut, ray and i began planning exactly how we'd heft the thing into position. it's so big... we soon realized we'd need assistance. lisa kindly came by to help, but we ran into a few more obstacles before we could actually use her. by then it was late and we realized we probably couldn't finish the job that night, so we sent her home.
so right now the tv directly is in front of the entertainment center, resting on our relocated kitchen table. the thing is all hooked up and working, but it has yet to be inserted onto its shelf in the entertainment center. i don't think i'll have time until wednesday to finish this project, so until then we've got a kitchen table in our living room with a giant tv on it. it's pretty ridiculous.
in other news, i went out at lunch today and got a new cell phone. (don't worry, i didn't pay that much.) it's actually a camera phone. i feel like i'm finally entering the 21st century.
of course i have no idea how to use this thing. it also has modem capabilities so i can use it with my laptop, but i don't know how to make that work yet, either.
i feel like technology is overwhelming me today.
Posted by xta at February 8, 2005 01:16 PM | TrackBackI remember my dad cutting a hole in the back of our tv cabinet -- and getting it just a few inches off.
Giant hole behind the tv, two giant holes behind the tv. When we (me and K) bought our 31" we had to buy a piece of furniture for it -- we had nothing that would hold it -- and sure enough, K had to cut a hole in the back of our beautiful, expensive Ethan Allen armoire! You'd think they'd have worked it out so tech geeky people's tv's would fit into the cabinet MADE for them.