I think you just unknowingly hit the whole point of this story. You said you setup 5 tvs including ones for friends and family. The question behind this post is not how hard it is for people who know tech to setup an HDTV set but how long it would take the average person to set one up. How many of your friends and family would have had their HDTV running in less than an hour if it weren't for you setting them up?
Honestly it took me more time to mount my tv on the wall than it did to set it up. Actually 5-7 minutes to do the wiring for a PS3, xbox 360 and Directv HD DVR. 25 minutes to mount the tv. 10 minutes to get the tools and put them back.
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I think you just unknowingly hit the whole point of this story. You said you setup 5 tvs including ones for friends and family. The question behind this post is not how hard it is for people who know tech to setup an HDTV set but how long it would take the average person to set one up. How many of your friends and family would have had their HDTV running in less than an hour if it weren't for you setting them up?
Honestly it took me more time to mount my tv on the wall than it did to set it up. Actually 5-7 minutes to do the wiring for a PS3, xbox 360 and Directv HD DVR. 25 minutes to mount the tv. 10 minutes to get the tools and put them back.