Getting a Black Pearl

[bhampton]

Hey,

If you're up for it, wish me luck. I've ordered a Sony VW60 or "Black Pearl" from a somewhat sketchy web-site and I'm on pins and needles.


My beloved CRT FP, Sony VPH G70, developed a bit of a problem with unstable raster that I haven't been able to repair and I pitched the idea of replacing it with a sxrd pj and my wife was all for it. (It uses less energy, weighs less, it's easier to setup, it's quieter, and so on.)



I bought the VW60 from Electrozone which has it under 3K. Reviews of this store are varied. There's lots of good reviews but the people who wrote them have all reviewed no one else. On the other hand... it's not hard to find a few bad reviews if you look for them. They called today and we talked and they said it was class A refurbished which, acccording to them, means it's new in the box but has been purchased wholesale and also according to them it's never been opened and has the Sony warranty. I'm not sure I believe them... If I was the praying type .... I would be praying. I'm not the praying type .... But,... I'm praying anyway.

Anyway,... it's time for trail by fire. If all goes well I suspect my PS3 will love the "Black Pearl" and they will be very happy together.



=Brian