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VideoSecu Articulating LCD LED TV Wall Mount Aluminum Alloy Bracket for VESA 100 Flat Screen Monitor TV 1EC This wall mount for an LCD TV works great.  It was easy to install and it works with either the 100 or 75mm VESA mounting holes found on most current model flat screen TVs.  I liked the fact that they included 4 sets of 4 screws in different sizes.   They have obviously discovered that in spite of the VESA standard there is a need for multiple size screws.  I also liked that this was aluminum colored as opposed to the more common black.  It is less visible on a light colored wall.   The articulating feature works smoothly and the attitude adjustment was easily accomplished with the included Allen wrench.  Overall this is an excellent value for the price.

Discovering I could get high def through the Internet was truly a treat. I had no idea. I added a EVGA GeForce 6200 256MB 64-bit DDR AGP-8X DVI/VGA/TV Out Video Card to my TV attached computer. (See my blog on the Toshiba 40” LCD.) I got the card at Buy.com for a whopping $39.99 including shipping. That was way cheaper than many 128mb video cards I found. The card interfaced easily, the software on the CD loaded and gave me all the options I needed. My TV computer is an old P4-3ghz running XP. It only had 512mb of RAM so I goosed up the RAM to 1.5gb by adding a Kingston Technologies 1GB DDR SDRAM Desktop Memory (KVR400/1GR). This is a PC2700, 184pin, DDR memory stick running at 400mhz but downward compatible to 333 and lower. I popped it in and fired up the CPU and it worked as advertised. Now my TV computer had the specifications to attach it to my new Toshiba LCD and pull down High Def from the Internet. I got a Link Depot Cable 6 Hdmi Male To Dvi-D Male for $3.57 plus shipping &...