Lise took the day off. I went out for an early ride- managed to get in an intense hour riding around Stokkavatnet and back. We then went to the driver's license office, where my license was summarily taken from me. Apparently I need to take a driving test. I am losing my motorcycle license in the process, since I don't have a motorcycle to take the test on. It was a huge hassle getting it, but I haven't ridden in ten years, so I guess it isn't a huge loss. I have a temporary license, but I have no other photo ID, except my passport, since the bank wouldn't give me a proper Visa card. I almost regretted trying to be a legitimate resident. Actually, I have no idea what I need to do to be able to drive. The police will send a letter explaining everything.
We then went TV shopping to spend our Christmas money that we were literally mandated to spend. We debated between going with a 32" CRT for 4500- 6000 kr or a 28" LCD for 10,000 kr. We seriously entertained going with a LCD model, but we really couldn't justify the cost. I also stumbled across a 42" plasma model for 10,000 kr, but it seemed seriously funky in a not good way. I never heard of the brand, the remote was devoid of any meaningful symbols. We ended up with the top of the line Philips CRT model for 6000. It was a little more reasonable, considering it is fully compatible with our DVD player. We really had to wrestle with the box to squeeze it into the tiny car we are borrowing. It was no easy feat getting in out of the car and into the apartment. The worst issue was getting it out of the box and onto the TV stand. Inexplicably, the TV looks much larger here than in the store. Suddenly the TV stand isn't so huge. We are both very satisfied. The picture is amazing- European TV has always been more high definition than in the
We went to five electronics stores- all of them similar to a Best Buy or
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Busy Day
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I saw The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe last night - I wasn't all that impressed.
Thankfully, I just downloaded it and played it off my laptop. There are some pretty good screen torrents coming out of Mexico these days...
We don't quite have the selection of movies here, and King Kong is not on my short list of films to see. At $15-16 per ticket, I tend not to be very adventurous- and the reserved seating blows my mind.
Did you end up with a 32 inch CRT or did you get a smaller one; I ask because I have a 32 inche CRT and I could not fit it in my car; I had to use my 350 Diesel truck and a dolly to get it in my house by myself and then eventually a friend to help lift it up onto the stand. They are behemoths at that size.
Thanks for provoking me into doing some research on LCD, plasma, PAL and NTSC. I now am aware of some electronic information and jargon that I was completely or near completely in the dark on. Thank you Wikipedia for being but a few key strokes away. How great it is to know that the US format is 525 lines at 60hz and Europe is at 625 lines at 50hz. Wow. It was a very interesting research adventure, made for some light reading while working at the county doing crisis work. I always learn something when I read your blogs. Thank you.
We purchased a 32" widescreen CRT- meaning it has the 16:9 aspect ratio. This makes it shorter than a normal 32" set, since they are measured diagonally, but are less square.
We fit it into one of the smallest cars you have ever seen (or probably never seen in the US). A 2-door 1990 Mazda 323 hatchback. It is a poorly designed hatch, since it has a lower lip. My Celica had a much wider mouth.
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