So I decided to get a MacBook Pro earlier this month. Interesting feel to it. It’s been about 6 years since I got my PowerBook and I guess it was time to upgrade. I gave it to my mom since she does just basic stuff on the computer.
It’s strange having skipped Leopard and upgraded from Tiger straight to Snow Leopard. I’m still getting used to things. I guess I’ll post more now that I don’t have to deal with the slow PowerBook. That is, once I figure things out with my hosting plan.
So Radiohead announced earlier today that they’ll be releasing their new album The King of Limbs this Saturday February 19th. Much like when In Rainbows was announced, I’m really excited about this album. I don’t even care that there isn’t a track listing out yet. I’m just gonna wait till Saturday. I know they’ll release something amazing.
You can pre-order it over at thekingoflimbs.com right now. They have a physical edition and a digital one up. I decided to get the Newspaper Album as an early birthday present to myself.
Can’t wait to listen to the album!
So that lamp I ordered last week? We got it this morning. What’s funny is that the TV went back to normal the day after we ordered the lamp.
Definitely pissed me off a little because of the timing. I mean, seriously, the TV started working right after I ordered the lamp to fix it.
So, about 5 years ago, our old Sony TV died on us. To be honest, it would just take longer than usual to turn on. A cousin of mine opened up the back, claiming to know a solution. All he did was screw up the TV even more.
My parents decided it was about time to get a new TV. They stuck with Sony and got a fancy HDTV. (They were getting cheaper around that time.) We also got a lovely warranty for the new TV. Little did we know how pointless that choice had been.
Within weeks, the TV’s lamp blew out and we had to get it replaced. A technician came by and did it free of charge.
A week or two ago, the TV started acting up and I figured it was the lamp. I mentioned it to my parents and they said they’d gotten a 10-year warranty so all we had to do was make a quick phone call. Of course, they’d been wrong. Our warranty ended back in October.
Now, I decided to look into how much it would cost to hire someone to repair the TV. I found out that I can actually replace the lamp myself for $200. I wish my parents hadn’t gotten the warranty. They had to pay $100 every year for something we never even put to use. We would have saved $500. I’m sure the first replacement was covered under Sony’s warranty. Even if it wasn’t, we could have spent $200 on a new lamp rather than $500 on a pointless warranty.
I’ve warned my parents against getting warranties in the future. I mean, isn’t it funny how the TV needed repair right after the warranty was over? 
