We left the island for the weekend to visit my wifes folks in NB. I knew before we left I was hanging a TV for them so I grabbed my copy of Disney WOW as well.
After we were done hanging the TV (60" sharp LCD- Lower tier) I did a quick and dirty settings optimize and learned the price for "the geek squad" to come out, hang a TV, make the connections and set up the picture is $600! I also optimized their smaller samsung 42" LCD and achieved a pretty nice picture on it.
I also set up their beloved BOSE 2.1 system and used restraint when asked "pretty good for $500, eh?" My response "I guess so, I'm not sure what I'd buy for $500 right now."
The sharp came a huge leap with a very minimal effort in time and cost. The samsung was much closer from factory, but still a noticable improvement. They were thrilled with the result and "booked" me for more work in the near future.
It is rewarding to help others out with your craft, whatever it is. They saved money and were jazzed about something I take for granted. I know it gets tiring to hear about someones computer needing help, or wifi setup, or to see someones HTIB or TV aspect ratio setup wholly incorrectly.
'Tis the season to help someone out. Feels great. They will be blown away by what you have to offer.
