So cheap

The TV that we had set up in the spare bedroom got replaced yesterday.  It had an odd issue where at random it would start powering on and off rapidly for no apparent reason.  If I was Shawn from 15 years ago I would probably get on the internet and find out if it is a known problem that can be fixed by replacing some component.  I would then rip the tv apart and try to perform the surgery myself which may or may not be successful.  However 52 year old Shawn looks at how ridiculously cheap new TV’s are and sees the failure as an opportunity to get a set with up to date tech.

The Insignia TV we replaced it with was only $230 for a 43 inch set.  I could have had a 50 incher for only 30 dollars more, the price of TV’s have absolutely plummeted in the last three to four years.  This tv interested me because it had Fire TV hardware built into it, negating the need for an external device.  Setting up the tv physically was easy, I connected power, my network cable and the connection to the OTA antenna.  Once the tv fired up things slowed down temporarily as I installed at least three different updates until everything was brought current. The TV is great allowing pretty seamless access to streamed and live content.  Cindy was thrilled with the upgrade as she spends a lot of time in that room with DJ on babysitting days.  I still can hardly believe it only cost $230.  If you want to check out the specs of the set you can do so here.

Man I wish I would have bought more than one share of Tesla stock at $226 back in May.  If I had more money to throw at it I would be sitting pretty as the stock soared to $600 after hours yesterday.