So I bought a new TV. Repairing the old one was — and still is — a possibility, but with the amount of time it was going to take for parts to arrive thanks to the age of old TV, I preferred to just replace it.
I'm impressed by quite how much the prices of these things have come down. I paid over a thousand quid for the one that's just broken, whereas my new one, which is better, was less than £350. The new one is 4K and has a brighter, more vibrant picture, whereas with the old one I suspect I was paying for the Samsung brand. (The new one is a Hitachi, which is not nearly as prestigious, but if these things are going to crap out after five years I don't want to drop a grand on them every time!)
I was especially impressed with Argos' service. I ordered the TV and it arrived the same day, within about three hours of me ordering. I could have gone to collect it and have it immediately, but we weren't sure if it would fit in my car, so we dropped an extra four quid and got it delivered. Fantastic service, would do again.
So yeah. I've entered the 4K age. Not that I actually possess anything that outputs 4K (apart from my PC, but I don't really want to set that to 4K as I doubt anything would run that well at that resolution with my current setup!) but still. I am ready for a bold new, tiny-pixeled future!
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