The new TV gets delivered today, to my office, and then I’ll take it home on the bus. Although it’s almost twice as large as the old one it only weighs HALF as much. I wrestled with the decision whether or not to actually buy a new TV for a long time, and then I did a lot of research to find the right one. In the end it mostly came down to these factors:

#1 Andy and I watch two or three DVDs a week, so it will get used and enjoyed often.
#2 In 2009 broadcasting is switching over to HD anyway (a weak justification, to be sure).
#3 The TV I decided on was about 45% off the regular price.
#4 I have enough savings to cover the whole thing, so there was no need to buy it on credit.
#5 It’s going to be really cool to have a new 32″ HD-TV for Oscar Night.

So I went for it. Here’s what I got. I read online that it’s the only HD-TV actually manufactured in the U.S.

I can’t wait to try it out tonight! It’s gonna be so awesome to watch Ben-Hur on this baby.