I bought a TV

This is a big deal for me as the last TV I had some 7 years ago I hardly watched; days, then weeks would go by without my switching it on.

However, I've been ill and am still ill. I enjoyed watching TV in hospital so perhaps, I thought, there might be a few things on its various freeview channels and apps that I might enjoy. Plus I can still watch Netflix on it. I'll have to buy a licence (which I resent) but a necessary evil.

I ordered a Sony from Argos which is arriving this afternoon - just a 32" (my last TV was 22"), but it's supposed to have all the smarts to connect to my wi-fi and let me do other things too. My living room isn't big anyway. I'm already picturing where I'm going to place it.

One good thing - I know all modern TVs have dreadful sound but I have a Sony Hi-Fi which hardly gets used so I'll be able to hook that up to it for some decent sound. I wanted a set that could record onto a USB HDD and this model has that function.

I'm quite excited, this could keep me company while I'm sick and I want to watch the World Cup and tennis which both start soon.

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Nice, you’ll find TVs have come a long way in such a short space of time, are they setting it up for you? If not don’t worry it’s a painless process or the tv might even do it for you, just follow the prompts, enjoy your tv.

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I imagine I'll be watching it tonight but it will take me some time before I come to know all its features. It's only HD, not 4K but I imagine 4K would be wasted on a 32" screen and I doubt I'd be able to tell the difference.

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Problem with 4K is not many broadcast in it anyway, I think sky do one channel, so unless you have a 4K source( DVD player ect) you won’t see the benefit of 4k I think it’s all ultra high def now anyway, your hd tv will be just fine..

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Best idea you've had for a long time Ffosse.
Didn't we suggest this some while back?
As you say, it will keep you company and will be a good distraction from your ills for a while.
Hope you find plenty to entertain you.

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Thanks, I'm looking forward to it's arrival and have already moved my hi-fi to underneath where the TV will sit.

They said between 2pm and 6 - I've found Argos quite good with their times in the past. I paid £3.99 for delivery which is worth it as i could never get up there and back with a 7kg TV and other items.

I bought an amplified indoor TV aerial (I had one of these last time and wish I hadn't thrown it out) plus a 5 plug wall lead as I'll need this too.

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Can you set it up and tune it all in yourself, or is someone coming to do that?

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Great idea Dreamy. We have so many channels these days. Something for everyone.

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Oh, I can do it myself - some things I'll find confusing at first but, as with any electronics, I'll learn.

Only thing I'm slightly worried about is that in a couple of reviews people mentioned that the screws were missing for the stand but hopefully I'll get mine.

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Great move, Ffosse. Imagine all those YouTube concerts of singer-songwriters of the 70's. Nice one