Tag: Sony

TV Upgrade

Nick Momrik2 Comments

I’ve been using a 50″ Sony Grand WEGA LCD TV for over 9 years. It’s been a great TV and I didn’t have any problems with it until last November when the bulb finally blew out. My Mom keeps mentioning how they’ll wait for a TV upgrade of their own (they’re still using the hand-me-down I passed along when I got this Sony) until I was ready to get rid of mine. All you have to do is plant the idea in my head. 🙂

The old 50" Sony Grand WEGA
The old 50″ Sony Grand WEGA

Over the years, I had accumulated quite the tangled mess of cables behind the entertainment system. They may have been a family of beavers living in there at some point.

Mess of cables
Mess of cables

Breaking down your entire entertainment system and assembling a new TV stand on Saturday night of the Final Four isn’t the greatest idea. I watched the Michigan game like this, streaming on my laptop.

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After setting everything up, I still have somewhat of a cabled mess, but it’s much more organized (right?).

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By upgrading to the newer Apple TV and using HDMI for most of my connections, I was able to eliminate all of this stuff.

Out with the old

After being up late last night, I moved games, DVDs, controllers, and other stuff in this morning and finished everything up.

55" Hitachi Ultravision LED 1080p 120Hz 3D TV
55″ Hitachi Ultravision LED 1080p 120Hz 3D TV

I went with a 55 inch Hitachi (model LE55W806) from Sam’s Club and a TV stand from Target. I’m going to enjoy this!

Sony MDR-EX51LP Fontopia Headphones

Nick Momrik3 Comments

Sony MDR-EX51LP Fontopia Headphones, Black/SilverI bought a set of these Sony MDR-EX51LP Fontopia Headphones on eBay and they came yesterday. They are definitely worth the price for the quality that you receive. I think I paid less than $30 after shipping costs are included. They fit great in the ears and have two additional sizes of attachments if your ears are larger or smaller than average. When you put them in, you can barely hear anything around you and that’s even before you start up music.

I used them at the gym last night with my iPod nano and was impressed. The sound quality is good and you don’t have to pump up the volume to block out the surrounding noise. I’d definitely recommend them.