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10-05-2018 , 08:56 PM

#51

Booker Wolfbox

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I only have so much horizontal space to mount it, so 55 is about the limit. Haven’t measured yet tho.

4K seems kinda unnecessary since 90% of what I have on is sports but at the same time it doesn’t seem like a massive up charge

10-05-2018 , 09:03 PM

#52

pwnsall

CFBBPC

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 65,638

Get 4k, go as big as you can fit.

You won't regret it

10-05-2018 , 09:07 PM

#53

Mark_K

Fast Food Value KING

Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,215

Quote:

Originally Posted by Booker Wolfbox

I only have so much horizontal space to mount it, so 55 is about the limit. Haven’t measured yet tho.

4K seems kinda unnecessary since 90% of what I have on is sports but at the same time it doesn’t seem like a massive up charge

I rebuilt my entertainment center so I could fit a larger TV. Totally worth it.

10-05-2018 , 09:49 PM

#54

Precept24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcticKnight

I don't know of anyone who thought it was a mistake to have Tiger on the team. And I am not a Tiger fan.

I think people were concerned that Phil was not playing well of late, and that the course really penalized wayward shots. The other concern was Bubba being Bubba when he leaves continental USA. Spieth was off form going in and DeChambeau was tired.

Golf is an individual sport, so you cant take too much stock in the results of a Ryder Cup (but I was glad that the Euros won, because, damn it they just have more fun

.

But, if there is a critique that Tiger deserves, is that he is not (and does not appear to want to be) a leader. If people are expecting Tiger to take a young guy under his wing, that is just not going to happen. He is a cold fish and that is just his nature. It might be why people who play with him are probably more fearful of playing bad than inspired to play well. It might also explain why some of his best pairings have been with people older than him (O'Meara and Stricker, for example).

I don't dislike Tiger but my dream foursome would probably be me, my Dad, Justin Rose and Jason Day..

AK is right. We hated his dominance, and thought of him as the villain. Then he was the real villain. Now he's JAG who is trying to play well, and did.

BTW, AK, I got a picture of Jason Day with my kids at the Travelers Championship in June. It was so awesome.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark_K

Always bigger. lol at thinking about a 43" TV. Even if I'm 3 feet away, I'm getting a 65" minimum (kidding but just barely).

And there's more to the equation than 4k vs 1080

How dark is the room?
What are the required viewing angles?
using it to play games? (i.e. need fast response time?)

Walk into Costco and look around. Costco mainly sells middle tier TV's.

I was thinking what Mark said. Bigger = Better. Costco = Heaven.

10-05-2018 , 10:13 PM

#55

Booker Wolfbox

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark_K

Always bigger. lol at thinking about a 43" TV. Even if I'm 3 feet away, I'm getting a 65" minimum (kidding but just barely).

And there's more to the equation than 4k vs 1080

How dark is the room?
What are the required viewing angles?
using it to play games? (i.e. need fast response time?)

Walk into Costco and look around. Costco mainly sells middle tier TV's.

Light is well controlled, no sun issues

Viewing angles mostly straight on or within 10-15 degrees, distance 8-12 feet

No gaming

No Costco handy, could go Walmart Sams Club Best Buy Meijer Amazon

Edit: measured space, 45” wide. I have a 50 that is 46”. Could overlap some trim for another couple inches if needed

Last edited by Booker Wolfbox; 10-05-2018 at 10:40 PM.

10-05-2018 , 11:07 PM

#56

Mark_K

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Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,215

Quote:

Originally Posted by Booker Wolfbox

Light is well controlled, no sun issues

Viewing angles mostly straight on or within 10-15 degrees, distance 8-12 feet

No gaming

No Costco handy, could go Walmart Sams Club Best Buy Meijer Amazon

Edit: measured space, 45” wide. I have a 50 that is 46”. Could overlap some trim for another couple inches if needed

Buy the largest TV you can shoehorn into that spot. Seriously consider reworking the spot to allow a bigger TV.

If sunlight isn't a problem, LG (or Sony) OLED screens are beautiful with 100% true blacks. Go to Best Buy and Sam's and compare those to LCD/LED screens. The OLED downside is brightness in a sunny room.

When you find a TV you like, search for it on Amazon. You can usually get it cheaper and many sellers will sell it (shipped from Amazon) to you without sales tax.

Last edited by Mark_K; 10-05-2018 at 11:15 PM.

10-06-2018 , 12:40 AM

#57

filthyvermin

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i don't even have a tv. i just watch everything on my laptop. im seriously considering getting the 6k bed though

durnk af right now

10-06-2018 , 12:47 AM

#58

Mark_K

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Quote:

Originally Posted by filthyvermin

i don't even have a tv. i just watch everything on my laptop. im seriously considering getting the 6k bed though

durnk af right now

Just hold the laptop screen 6 inches from your face. Voila! A big screen TV.

I thought you bought that bed last year?

10-06-2018 , 01:22 AM

#59

ArcticKnight

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Precept2

BTW, AK, I got a picture of Jason Day with my kids at the Travelers Championship in June. It was so awesome.

Awesome. My wife and I are going to be in California from Jan to March, so I hope to attend at least one event that Day is playing...

10-06-2018 , 09:22 AM

#60

filthyvermin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark_K

Just hold the laptop screen 6 inches from your face. Voila! A big screen TV.

I thought you bought that bed last year?

i wish i had bought that 6k bed last year. then maybe i'd be asleep right now *sigh*

some people at the casino were asking me how i aged so much in the last few years

10-06-2018 , 10:48 AM

#61

Booker Wolfbox

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Thanks for the TV advice, I think I've talked myself into just waiting until Black Friday or even later. I'll live with the 50/32/laptop college football combination for now. Might end up mounting the 32 in the constricted space and get something bigger with a stand. The future is wide open.

How's the hangover filthy?

10-06-2018 , 11:21 AM

#62

Precept24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcticKnight

Awesome. My wife and I are going to be in California from Jan to March, so I hope to attend at least one event that Day is playing...

We went the Wednesday Pro Am day. Quieter crowds. Better access to everything. It was my first PGA Tour experience, and I'd do it again.

It was all coincidence, since I teach a couple of towns over and it was our last day while my kids finished up the day before. They came with me, then we went to the tournament.

10-06-2018 , 11:57 AM

#63

metsandfinsfan

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i bought a 55" 4k tv for like 350 bucks

brand tcl

no regrets i love it

10-06-2018 , 12:51 PM

#64

filthyvermin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Booker Wolfbox

Thanks for the TV advice, I think I've talked myself into just waiting until Black Friday or even later. I'll live with the 50/32/laptop college football combination for now. Might end up mounting the 32 in the constricted space and get something bigger with a stand. The future is wide open.

How's the hangover filthy?

not that bad, but one of the servants is using a damn leaf blower right outside my damn window. i don't know wtf is with LA and leaf blowers and helicopters. they just go non stop. makes me wish i was deaf

10-06-2018 , 12:57 PM

#65

filthyvermin

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also there is some guy who has a car horn that plays a little song when he honks. i hear it all day. so he must just drive around the neighborhood honking is horn just to hear the song. jfc

i hope the price of gas goes up to $5000 a gallon

10-06-2018 , 12:59 PM

#66

soah

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should be good for all those oil stocks you own

10-06-2018 , 01:03 PM

#67

filthyvermin

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i hope birdman doesn't read that

i sold those a while ago. i don't have any stocks

i decided to invest in some banksy art last night. i think my agent bought it for me. so that should be good

10-06-2018 , 01:46 PM

#68

kokiri

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Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 52,228

Quote:

Originally Posted by filthyvermin

i don't even have a tv. i just watch everything on my laptop. im seriously considering getting the 6k bed though

durnk af right now

>95% of my TV is on iPad.

10-06-2018 , 09:05 PM

#69

Crossnerd

quite smart as well

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 39,556

We’ll be heading to NZ in two weeks, potentially to look for a place to live

10-07-2018 , 01:24 AM

#70

Mark_K

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Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,215

Quote:

Originally Posted by Booker Wolfbox

Thanks for the TV advice, I think I've talked myself into just waiting until Black Friday or even later. I'll live with the 50/32/laptop college football combination for now. Might end up mounting the 32 in the constricted space and get something bigger with a stand. The future is wide open.

How's the hangover filthy?

I bought my TV around Black Friday, two years ago. When I first got it I thought it was so huge. Now, I barely notice the size and probably wouldn't mind it being even bigger.

The TV deals start about middle of November.

10-07-2018 , 07:37 AM

#71

DonkDonkDonkDonk

Goose

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 40,116

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crossnerd

We’ll be heading to NZ in two weeks, potentially to look for a place to live

NZ is the nuts.

10-07-2018 , 11:11 AM

#72

kioshk

Nixonian

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 92,839

I hear that New Zealand is a lot like Texas, but with mediocre bbq.

10-07-2018 , 11:36 AM

#73

Booker Wolfbox

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Sheep instead of cattle

10-07-2018 , 12:44 PM

#74

xander biscuits

watching a movie

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 39,749

I don't think NZ have a n-word head ranch or a day in which rattlesnakes are rounded up and burned alive either

10-07-2018 , 01:37 PM

#75

kokiri

ffermwr moch

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 52,228

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crossnerd

We’ll be heading to NZ in two weeks, potentially to look for a place to live

I'm in - I'm after ~50 acres of passable grazing, ideally upland, with some fresh water source, few outbuildings. see what you can find me.

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