djh4000
Established Member
As the title says, over the years this forum has cost me a fortune, or so my wife tells me, oh and the wife before her too !
It all started when I was advised I NEEDED a surround sound amplifier, but then I had to get a bigger screen, so a 36 inch CRT came about.
That screen wasnt big enough, so a projector came and went along with a 6ft manual screen. Of course now I needed bigger speakers, so they came and went when little people arrived on the seen (The wife thought they would fall over and hurt the little person and of course damage the speaker)
They were then replaced with kef eggs, but of course I now needed a bigger amp and it had to be 7.1, of course now I needed more speakers. The sound system had been upgraded so obviously I now needed another projector and screen.
In all this time, many, many dvd players came and went all costing stupid amounts of money (why cant you get a cheapy from Asda came the numerous cries, but what could those people know about this crazy hobby/obsession)
I then bought a plasma and to be honest its been great, but this damn forum had me itching for an upgrade.
I then was told I needed blu ray, after first of course dabbling in HD DVD (burnt again), so it had to be Pioneer (well they do look nice dont they !)
Obviously at this point the sensible thing to do was to stop looking, but my need to upgrade was too much. I had settled on a Panasonic G10 (50 inch), but along came the LG PS8000 and that seemed to good to be true, however like all nutcases on here I couldnt get passed the Pioneer.
I knew in my heart that I would always wonder, why didnt I push the boat out .well now I have and after a 3 week wait and lots of pound notes later I am soon to be the proud owner of a 5090 and its coming today !
Im getting excited like a kid in a toy shop, but I hope Im not too disappointed, cos if I am I fear I will be on to wife number 3 as the current model will apply for a divorce and who can blame her.
There are clinics for people with addictions, but can you get admitted for an AV obsession
Please, please, please stop suggesting I need to upgrade, modify, enhance or anything else or I fear Ill always be chasing a dream that I can never achieve. Oh and of course tell me Im not alone and that there are others who are perhaps even madder than me.
It all started when I was advised I NEEDED a surround sound amplifier, but then I had to get a bigger screen, so a 36 inch CRT came about.
That screen wasnt big enough, so a projector came and went along with a 6ft manual screen. Of course now I needed bigger speakers, so they came and went when little people arrived on the seen (The wife thought they would fall over and hurt the little person and of course damage the speaker)
They were then replaced with kef eggs, but of course I now needed a bigger amp and it had to be 7.1, of course now I needed more speakers. The sound system had been upgraded so obviously I now needed another projector and screen.
In all this time, many, many dvd players came and went all costing stupid amounts of money (why cant you get a cheapy from Asda came the numerous cries, but what could those people know about this crazy hobby/obsession)
I then bought a plasma and to be honest its been great, but this damn forum had me itching for an upgrade.
I then was told I needed blu ray, after first of course dabbling in HD DVD (burnt again), so it had to be Pioneer (well they do look nice dont they !)
Obviously at this point the sensible thing to do was to stop looking, but my need to upgrade was too much. I had settled on a Panasonic G10 (50 inch), but along came the LG PS8000 and that seemed to good to be true, however like all nutcases on here I couldnt get passed the Pioneer.
I knew in my heart that I would always wonder, why didnt I push the boat out .well now I have and after a 3 week wait and lots of pound notes later I am soon to be the proud owner of a 5090 and its coming today !
Im getting excited like a kid in a toy shop, but I hope Im not too disappointed, cos if I am I fear I will be on to wife number 3 as the current model will apply for a divorce and who can blame her.
There are clinics for people with addictions, but can you get admitted for an AV obsession
Please, please, please stop suggesting I need to upgrade, modify, enhance or anything else or I fear Ill always be chasing a dream that I can never achieve. Oh and of course tell me Im not alone and that there are others who are perhaps even madder than me.