Television

So I bought a new TV. It hasn't arrived yet; it's somewhere between Virginia and New York. I'll put up a real post about it when it gets here and I've had a chance to play with it. It's this one:

That's the 42" 1080p Westinghouse, model LVM-42w2. I had good reasons for choosing it, which I'll get into in my later hands-on post.

I also bought a new stand to go with it - had to, my old stand couldn't accomodate a TV that big. Went with this:

Just built it; looks beautiful. If you can believe it, it's from IKEA. $229. Go ahead, try to find a stand made out of real hardwood, with nine total shelving areas including an open center section (for center speakers), for $229. You can't. This is the best deal out there.

I'll post pics of the setup once it's complete, along with a bunch of commentary on the whole experience. All of your HDTV questions will be answered.

Stay tuned; hopefully less than a week. (Which means really somewhat more than a week.)