jrward42

I am toying with just giving the plasma away. I'm pretty sure I can stretch to a 65 inch OLED. My old TV has such thick bezels that it takes up the same amount of room as a 55 inch TV and there is room to spare. Plus my PS5 outputs at 4K, which is a waste. Thanks for the info.

Interesting, thanks for that. It's amazing how much they have come down in price over the last decade.

Not sure if I am allowed to plug stuff here, but I wrote a short book a while ago about all the ghosts, spirits, magic and so on in Thailand. It was based on an article I wrote for a magazine a while ago and grew into something larger. I mostly just wrote it as I became interested in the topic after researching it. It is only on Kindle though. It's called Haunted Thailand: Ghosts and Spirits in the Land of Smiles. It might be of interest if you enjoyed the above. Apologies if this is not allowed or annoying, it just fits exactly with the topic.

I used to work in broadcast TV in London and asked the engineers which was a good TV to get. This was in 2007, and I ended up with a 42-inch plasma by Panasonic. It is now in my Bangkok condo and is still working great. Unfortunately, it weighs a ton and is only 1080p. I really want to upgrade to an OLED 55" but can't bring myself to chuck out the plasma. Especially as so many seem to report problems after just a couple of years with newer TVs. When it finally dies, I would probably buy another Panasonic or maybe a Sony. Unless others know of a better brand these days?

The problem is that they were hard to get here until recently and so there aren't going to be all that many second hand consoles around. I bought one in the UK last year and brought it in my hand luggage. For the games though, once you get one, you can just download them. There are a ton of sales these days - I don't think I've ever paid full price. And I mostly pay AAA games. The PS5 has pretty decent memory, so it isn't an issue.

My wife is Thai and went through the 5 year process to get a UK passport. You can only get citizenship if you live there. Having said which, she loved living in London and even got another Master's degree while there. We might even move back one day or live 6 months in each country. It gives you a lot of flexibility. The main advantage is if you travel a reasonable amount. We often visit Europe, for example, and it was a pain before.