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The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. Nice! The thing about a large HDTV is that you can see every pore,

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 01:42 PM

Nov 2020

wrinkle and zit. This makes some things scary that weren't intended to be scary, like Rudy leaking whatever that was - and any shot of Trump, which makes me lunge for the remote.

And I didn't know Alexa would do that last thing either, either. Will have to try it instead of scrolling through all the channels. The Comcast guy told me that the voice remote would find movies for me, too. I'm such a Luddite that it never even occurred to me to use that feature. Isn't technology wonderful?

And Happy Anniversary.

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Black Friday - My Wife and I Indulged [View all] MineralMan Nov 2020 OP

Excellent gift! Hope you and your wife enjoy! MaryMagdaline Nov 2020 #1

The old TV won't be idle. We gave it to my wife's nephew MineralMan Nov 2020 #4

Extra sweet! MaryMagdaline Nov 2020 #6

Did the same for my Dad when his vision started to go. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #8

Those depression era parents always denied themselves MaryMagdaline Nov 2020 #11

Sounds great. underpants Nov 2020 #2

Nice! The thing about a large HDTV is that you can see every pore, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #3

Well, it has to be a smart TV connected to the same wi-fi network MineralMan Nov 2020 #9

It is and I do. Gonna try it out. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #10

I have an Amazon FireTV dongle. The Amazon remote has an Alexa button! CottonBear Nov 2020 #16

I may add that to my TV. I'm not sure. I'll wait to see MineralMan Nov 2020 #24

Our Panasonic LCD TV has a great picture, but isn't smart, CottonBear Nov 2020 #28

Congrats... orwell Nov 2020 #5

Good point! Seeing orange makeup up close is a definite drawback MaryMagdaline Nov 2020 #7

Thanks. We could have bought a larger one for the same price, but MineralMan Nov 2020 #12

That's an amazing price. dawg day Nov 2020 #13

Nice! mvd Nov 2020 #14

Happy Anniversary JDC Nov 2020 #15

So cool!! birdographer Nov 2020 #17

Good for you guys! BadGimp Nov 2020 #18

Oh, I've been doing technology for decades. MineralMan Nov 2020 #25

Congratulations! shanti Nov 2020 #19

The price of some technology is at ridiculously low levels! BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #20

Now you need to add a sound bar hurple Nov 2020 #21

Second that! Boomer Nov 2020 #33

Last night hurple Nov 2020 #35

Good for you two. wendyb-NC Nov 2020 #22

Next up: a good sound system? Martin Eden Nov 2020 #23

Yeah, maybe. I have a couple of great speakers and a good two channel amp. MineralMan Nov 2020 #26

Sometimes, you just have to indulge yourself... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #27

Sounds like the perfect gift, good for you both. TNNurse Nov 2020 #29

Happy Anniversary-coming-up! May you enjoy all that for years to come! Hekate Nov 2020 #30

That is wonderful! TxDemChem Nov 2020 #31

Happy Anniversary! Happy Anniversary! Happy Anniversary! .... Alacritous Crier Nov 2020 #32

We're pretty frugal, but... Boomer Nov 2020 #34