Day 4: Wednesday
Sep. 4th, 2013 10:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sjames_centreToday's consumer society dilemma-
In order to watch Netflix on TV, we have to disconnect the laptop from the docking station, bring it to the TV, attach the HDMI cable, then find the movie/tv show. This could all be solved by buying a new DVD player that has Netflix on it. No more lugging the laptop around, no more cables. But I can't decide if buying a new DVD player (to replace the perfectly good Blu-ray player we have) is a brilliant idea that can masquerade as an anniversary present to each other or is the most self-indulgent and wasteful purchase I'll ever make.
Maybe I could accidentally drop the DVD player...
In order to watch Netflix on TV, we have to disconnect the laptop from the docking station, bring it to the TV, attach the HDMI cable, then find the movie/tv show. This could all be solved by buying a new DVD player that has Netflix on it. No more lugging the laptop around, no more cables. But I can't decide if buying a new DVD player (to replace the perfectly good Blu-ray player we have) is a brilliant idea that can masquerade as an anniversary present to each other or is the most self-indulgent and wasteful purchase I'll ever make.
Maybe I could accidentally drop the DVD player...
