enjoy LCD in 8 steps.

i made up my mind to get myself an LCD TV primarily because i have no space in my little apartment for the normal ones. i've tried fitting my old "normal" TV into every possible "TV area", but it seems that it just wouldn't do.

on my way to avant at greenbelt, i envisioned that this is how it would look like:

apparently, it's harder than it seems. read on to find my step-by-step narrative of achieving a flawlessly mounted LCD TV.

1. i brought home the TV in its box, stared and marveled at it for a while.

2. the avant service crew came, and, as promised, they mounted my TV on the wall. for free.

3. sky cable came and installed a digibox. i was thrilled until i realized that those wires dangling down the wall were just plain NASTY.

4. i discovered that the installation of the digibox had one horrible negative effect -- the need for even MORE wires. this is because the digibox doesn't make use of a normal coaxial cable, therefore eating up the slot for these RED-WHITE-YELLOW cables that are normally used for DVD players.

therefore, i had a "read the fucking manual" moment and learned about composite connections (RED-BLUE-GREEN + RED-WHITE). yes, i'm a total geek.

5. those damned cables drove me crazy. total of four sets dangling from the TV to various slots in the digibox/dvd player/wall socket.

6. i bought plastic molding to match the white of my walls and arranged for one of the building's maintenance people to install them for me.

7. now i have a minimal amount of cable exposed.

8. i can stop bitching and just enjoy 32 inches of virtually wire-free TV.

well, that was a productive weekend!